Q
What does the event.preventDefault() method do?

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The preventDefault() method stops the default action associated with the event from happening.
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Which event is fired when the form is submitted?

A). submit

B). send

C). post

D). formsubmit

Which event is triggered when the user resizes the browser window?

A). resize

B). resizestart

C). resizeend

D). resizewindow

Which event is fired when a user double-clicks on an HTML element?

A). click

B). dblclick

C). doubleclick

D). clicktwo

What event is fired when an element's value is changed and then loses focus?

A). blur

B). change

C). focusout

D). input

How do you bind an event handler to an element so it is called once and then removed?

A). element.addEventListenerOnce('click', handler)

B). element.once('click', handler)

C). element.addEventListener('click', handler, { once: true })

D). element.on('clickOnce', handler)

Which event is triggered when a user clicks on an HTML element?

A). click

B). mouseclick

C). mousedown

D). mouseup

Which event is triggered when a user presses a key?

A). keypress

B). keyup

C). keydown

D). keyhit

How can you get the element that triggered the event?

A). event.target

B). event.srcElement

C). event.element

D). event.currentElement

How do you stop event propagation?

A). event.preventDefault()

B). event.stopPropagation()

C). event.cancelBubble()

D). event.stop()

What is the correct way to attach a load event to the window object?

A). window.onload = function() {}

B). window.addEventListener('load', function() {})

C). window.attachEvent('onload', function() {})

D). window.listen('load', function() {})