SVG Event.defaultPrevented Property
Last Updated :
30 Mar, 2022
The SVG Event.defaultPrevented property returns a Boolean value indicating whether the call to Event.preventDefault() canceled the event.
Syntax:
var defaultWasPrevented = event.defaultPrevented
Return value: This property returns the boolean value of the event element.
Example 1: In this example, we will use onclick event.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<svg viewBox="0 0 1000 1000"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50"
onclick="check(event)" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function check(event) {
document.write(
"This Event is defaultPrevented : ",
event.defaultPrevented);
}
</script>
</svg>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will use onclick event.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<svg viewBox="0 0 1000 1000"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<text x="50" y="20" font-size="20px"
onclick="check(event)">
GeeksForGeeks
</text>
<script type="text/javascript">
function check(event) {
document.write(
"This Event is defaultPrevented : ",
event.defaultPrevented);
}
</script>
</svg>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 3: In this example, we will use onmouseover event.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<svg viewBox="0 0 1000 1000"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50"
onmouseover="check(event)" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function check(event) {
document.write(
"This Event is defaultPrevented : ",
event.defaultPrevented);
}
</script>
</svg>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 4: In this example, we will use onmouseover event.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<svg viewBox="0 0 1000 1000"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<text x="50" y="20" font-size="20px"
onmouseover="check(event)">
GeeksForGeeks
</text>
<script type="text/javascript">
function check(event) {
document.write(
"This Event is defaultPrevented : ",
event.defaultPrevented);
}
</script>
</svg>
</body>
</html>
Output:
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