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cancelable Event Property
Event Object
Definition and Usage
The cancelable event property returns whether or not the event is a cancelable event.
The event is cancelable if it is possible to prevent the events default action.
Syntax
event.cancelable
Example
Example
The following example checks if the triggered event is a cancelable event:
<html>
<head>
<script>
function myFunction(e)
{
alert(e.cancelable);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p onclick="myFunction(event)">Click this paragraph.
An alert box will tell if the
event is a cancelable event.</p>
</body>
</html>
<head>
<script>
function myFunction(e)
{
alert(e.cancelable);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p onclick="myFunction(event)">Click this paragraph.
An alert box will tell if the
event is a cancelable event.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Event Object
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