Tryit Editor v1.8

Source Code:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="../../ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); alert("Was preventDefault() called: " + event.isDefaultPrevented()); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <a href="../../w3schools.com/default.htm">Go to W3Schools.com</a> <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> </body> </html>
Result:
W3Schools.com - Try it yourself