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Prevent default event

 <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("a").click(function(event){ alert("the link no longer works"); event.preventDefault(); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <a href="http://java2s.com/">java2s.com</a>  </body> </html>








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