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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>preventDefault link</title>
</head>
<body>
  <a id="link" href="https://example.com/">Go to example.com</a>
  <pre id="out">Waiting...</pre>
  <script>
    var link = document.getElementById("link");
    var out = document.getElementById("out");
    link.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
      event.preventDefault();
      out.textContent = "Stayed on this page. href was " + link.href;
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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