Stopping a link doesn't seem to work

[bryannielsen]

Doing something like -

$('a.someclass').live('singletap', function(e) {
    //some code
    e.preventDefault();
    return false;
});

Doesn't seem to have any effect on canceling out the page redirect. This particular test I did was using jQuery 1.7.2

[benmajor]

Actually, the library is functioning correctly. In the case of the singletap event, the event returned is the end function (i.e. mouseup for desktop devices, and touchend for mobile and touch devices). If you want to prevent the anchor element's default behaviour (i.e. changing the navigator's location), use something like this alongside:

$('a.somclass').live('click', function(e) { e.preventDefault() });

Remember that singletap is not a pseudonym for click!

[bryannielsen]

That makes perfect sense, thanks for clearing that up Ben!

[benmajor]

Glad I could, Bryan. Hope you have some fun using the library!