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<script src="/lib/jquery-1.12.2.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("a").click(function(event){
event.preventDefault();
alert("Was preventDefault() called: " + event.isDefaultPrevented());
});
});
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<p>The preventDefault() method will prevent the link above from following the URL.</p>
<p>Click the link and check if the default action is prevented.</p>
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