Gets or sets a value that indicates whether an event should be stopped from propagating up from the current target.
Syntax
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Property values
Type: Boolean
true (true)
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Stop the event from propagating to the parent.
false (false)
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Allow the event to propagate upwards.
Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Remarks
If an event does not bubble by default, the cancelBubble property has no effect. For example, the onclick event bubbles and you can cancel it, but the onfocus event does not.
Also, you can use cancelBubble only to stop events in the bubbling phase. It does not stop events from being captured. For more information, see eventPhase.
Note The cancelBubble property is provided for backward compatibility. Use the stopPropagation or stopImmediatePropagation methods instead.
See also
- SVGZoomEvent
- BeforeUnloadEvent
- CompositionEvent
- CustomEvent
- DragEvent
- Event
- FocusEvent
- KeyboardEvent
- MessageEvent
- MouseEvent
- MutationEvent
- StorageEvent
- TextEvent
- UIEvent
Build date: 11/29/2012
