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calling preventDefault on button.click event stops form.submit from triggering
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button_click_trumps_form_submit.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>preventDefault on button.click stops form.submit from triggering</title>
<style>
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<button>click me</button>
</form>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script>
alert('page loaded');
$(function() {
$('form').on('submit', function(e) {
alert('form.submit');
e.preventDefault();
})
$('button').on('click', function(e) {
alert('button.click')
e.preventDefault();
})
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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