jQuery disable a link

Question

Anyone know how to disable a link in jquery WITHOUT using return false;?

Specifically, what I\'m trying to do is disable the link of an item, performing

Answer 1

For others who came here via google like me - here's another approach:

css:
.disabled {
  color: grey; // ...whatever
}

jQuery:
$('#myLink').click(function (e) {
  e.preventDefault();
  if ($(this).hasClass('disabled'))
    return false; // Do something else in here if required
  else
    window.location.href = $(this).attr('href');
});

// Elsewhere in your code
if (disabledCondition == true)
  $('#myLink').addClass('disabled')
else
  $('#myLink').removeClass('disabled')

Remember: not only this is a css class

class="buttonstyle"

but also these two

class="buttonstyle disabled"

so you can easily add and remove further classes with jQuery. No need to touch href...

I love jQuery! ;-)