preventdefault javascript
// preventDefault
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("a").click(function(event){
event.preventDefault();
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="https://w3schools.com/">Go to W3Schools.com</a>
<p>The preventDefault() method will prevent the link above from following the URL.</p>
</body>
//Another example
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<a id="myAnchor" href="https://w3schools.com/">Go to W3Schools.com</a>
<p>The preventDefault() method will prevent the link above from following the URL.</p>
<script>
document.getElementById("myAnchor").addEventListener("click", function(event){
event.preventDefault()
});
</script>
</body>
</html>