Event: stopPropagation() method

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The stopPropagation() method of the {{domxref("Event")}} interface prevents further propagation of the current event in the capturing and bubbling phases. It does not, however, prevent any default behaviors from occurring; for instance, clicks on links are still processed. If you want to stop those behaviors, see the {{domxref("Event.preventDefault", "preventDefault()")}} method. It also does not prevent propagation to other event-handlers of the current element. If you want to stop those, see {{domxref("Event.stopImmediatePropagation", "stopImmediatePropagation()")}}.

Syntax

stopPropagation()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None.

Examples

See Event Propagation. Also see the example at {{domxref("Event.stopImmediatePropagation", "stopImmediatePropagation()")}}

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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