# @segment/prevent-default

> Cross-browser preventDefault

Latest version **1.0.0** (published 2016-05-18) · SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @segment/prevent-default
pnpm add @segment/prevent-default
yarn add @segment/prevent-default
bun add @segment/prevent-default
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Published | 2016-05-18 |
| First published | 2016-05-18 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 2 |
| Author | Segment |
| Maintainers | segment |
| Keywords | preventDefault |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@segment/prevent-default
- Repository: https://github.com/segmentio/prevent-default
- Homepage: https://github.com/segmentio/prevent-default#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/segmentio/prevent-default/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@segment/prevent-default

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## Recent versions

- 1.0.0 (latest) — 2016-05-18

## README

# prevent

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Cross-browser preventDefault

## Installation

```sh
$ npm install @segment/prevent-default
```

## Example

```js
anchor.onclick = require('prevent');
anchor.onclick = function(e){
  if (something) return require('prevent')(e);
};
```

## API

### prevent(e)

Prevent the given `e`, if the argument is omitted, the method will fallback to `window.event`.

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