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Hi,

if I wish to just execute JavaScript by clicking on a link, I do not have an
alternativ to entering "#" as the URL. But this makes a scrolled page jump
to its start. As far as I remember there is a command to prevent this and
keep the page where it is, but I cannot remember what it is. Any help?

Thank you,
Emil

On Jul 3, 12:36 pm, "Emil Horowitz" <i...@nexo.de> wrote:
> if I wish to just execute JavaScript by clicking on a link, I do not have an
> alternativ to entering "#" as the URL. But this makes a scrolled page jump
> to its start. As far as I remember there is a command to prevent this and
> keep the page where it is, but I cannot remember what it is. Any help?

http://www.javascripttoolbox.com/bestpractices/#onclick

Matt Kruse

Emil Horowitz a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> if I wish to just execute JavaScript by clicking on a link, I do not have an
> alternativ to entering "#" as the URL. But this makes a scrolled page jump
> to its start. As far as I remember there is a command to prevent this and
> keep the page where it is, but I cannot remember what it is. Any help?

Ugly way :
<a href="javascript:dothat();" blah
<a href="javascript:void();" onclick="dothat();" blah

OK :
<a href="#" onclick="dothat(); return false;" blah

Good :
<a href="page_error.htm" onclick="dothat(); return false;" blah

Better :
<a href="page_error.htm" onclick="return dothat();" blah
Here the function 'dothat()' has to return 'false'
example :
function dothat() {
alert('Hello');
return false;
}

--
Stephane Moriaux et son (moins) vieux Mac

On Jul 3, 1:27 pm, ASM <stephanemoriaux.NoAd...@wanadoo.fr.invalid>
wrote:
> Ugly way :
> <a href="javascript:dothat();" blah
> <a href="javascript:void();" onclick="dothat();" blah
>
> OK :
> <a href="#" onclick="dothat(); return false;" blah
>
> Good :
> <a href="page_error.htm" onclick="dothat(); return false;" blah
>
> Better :
> <a href="page_error.htm" onclick="return dothat();" blah
> Here the function 'dothat()' has to return 'false'
> example :
> function dothat() {
> alert('Hello');
> return false;
> }


<button onclick="dothat()">Best</button>