Prevents further propagation of the current event in the capturing and bubbling phases.
event.stopPropagation();
See Example 5: Event Propagation in the Examples chapter for a more detailed example of this method and event propagation in the DOM.
See the DOM specification for the explanation of event flow. (The DOM Level 3 Events draft has an illustration.)
preventDefault is a complementary method that can be used to prevent the default action of the event from happening.
Specification | Status | Comment |
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DOM The definition of 'Event.stopPropagation()' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
DOM4 The definition of 'Event.stopPropagation()' in that specification. | Obsolete | |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification The definition of 'Event.stopPropagation()' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition |
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
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Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 9 | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
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Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) |
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