# event.isDefaultPrevented()

Categories: Events > Event Object

## event.isDefaultPrevented() Returns: Boolean

Description: Returns whether event.preventDefault() was ever called on this event object.

- #### version added: 1.3event.isDefaultPrevented()

### Example:

#### Checks whether event.preventDefault() was called.

    $("a").click(function(event){
      alert( event.isDefaultPrevented() ); // false
      event.preventDefault();
      alert( event.isDefaultPrevented() ); // true
    });