Suppress page juming to start

[Emil Horowitz]

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

[Matt Kruse]

On Jul 3, 12:36 pm, "Emil Horowitz" <[e-mail]:

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

[ASM]

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

[scripts.contact]

On Jul 3, 1:27 pm, ASM <[e-mail]>
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>