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]

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;
}

 

[scripts.contact]

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>