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prevent default click event on link

This will prevent the default event on a link url, so for example if you have a <a href="">link</a> link this code will prevent it from loading the href link when clicked and you can do something else instead depending on your function. 

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Demo

HTML

<a href="https://kruxor.com/" id="noclick">Go Home</a>

Javascript

$(document).ready(function(){
	$('#noclick').click( function(event){
		alert('you clicked ' + this);
		event.preventDefault();
	});
});

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