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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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document.getElementById("myAnchor").addEventListener("click", function(event){
event.preventDefault()
alert("Was preventDefault() called: " + event.defaultPrevented);
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