Why does the page refresh when a form is submitted? And how do developers stop it? The answer is preventDefault(). In JavaScript, some events have default browser behavior. Examples: • Form submission → refreshes page • Anchor tag → navigates to another page But sometimes we want to control this behavior with JavaScript. That’s where preventDefault() comes in. Example: form.addEventListener("submit", function(e) { e.preventDefault(); }); Now the browser won't refresh the page, and we can handle the form using JavaScript. 💡 Important: preventDefault() → stops default browser behavior stopPropagation() → stops event bubbling Two different things. Many developers mix them up. Small concepts like this build strong frontend fundamentals. Follow for more JavaScript & Frontend engineering concepts. #javascript #frontenddeveloper #webdevelopment #coding #learninpublic
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