jQuery/JS Common - Object Structures - EventObject - Methods

Methods that control the event.

isDefaultPrevented()

Checks if the preventDefault() method was called on this event object.

Return Value:

true if preventDefault() was called, false otherwise.

Checks if the stopImmediatePropagation() method was called on this event object.

Return Value:

true if stopImmediatePropagation() was called, false otherwise.

Checks if the stopPropagation() method was called on this event object.

Return Value:

true if stopPropagation() was called, false otherwise.

Prevents the event's default action from triggering.

Stops the event's propagation up the DOM tree, preventing the rest of the handlers from being executed.

Stops the event's propagation up the DOM tree, keeping parent handlers unnotified of the event.