What’s the difference between e.preventDefault(); and return false? [duplicate]

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Returning false from jQuery event handlers is equivalent to calling both, e.preventDefault and e.stopPropagation.

So the difference is that preventDefault will only prevent the default event action to occur, i.e. a page redirect on a link click, a form submission, etc. and return false will also stop the event flow.

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