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jQuery event.stopPropagation() Method

jQuery event.stopPropagation() method in jQuery is used to stops the bubbling of an event to parent elements (preventing any parent event handlers from being executed)

Syntax:

event.stopPropagation()

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
event	It is a required parameter and is used to specify the event parameter comes from the event binding function

Here is an Example of jQuery event.stopPropagation() Method:


<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(".box1").click(function(event){
event.stopPropagation();
alert("The span element was clicked.");
});
$(".txt").click(function(event){
alert("The p element was clicked.");
});
$(".box").click(function(){
alert("The div element was clicked.");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="box" style="height:80px;width:400px;padding:8px;background-color:orange;">
This is a div element.
<p class="txt" style="background-color:lightgreen">This is a p element, in the div element. <br>
<span class="box1" style="background-color:white">This is a span element in the p and the div element.</span></p></div>
</body>
</html>

Output:

This is a div element.

This is a p element, in the div element.
This is a span element in the p and the div element.

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