jquery cancel form submit code example
Example 1: jquery prevent form submit
$("form").submit(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
});
Example 2: prevent form submission using jquery
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("form").submit(function(e){
alert('submit intercepted');
e.preventDefault(e);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form action="page_url" method="GET">
Search <input type='text' name='q' />
<input type='submit'/>
</form>
</body>
</html>