Can I remove inline event handlers using jQuery?

Question

I have some HTML with an onclick attribute. I want to override that attribute using jQuery. Is there any way to remove the click handler using jQuery? Using unb

Answer 1

As quoted in http://api.jquery.com/prop/ Removing an inline onclick event handler using .removeAttr() doesn't achieve the desired effect in Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 11. To avoid potential problems, use .prop() instead.

So this can be done as

$(function() {
    $('a').prop('onclick', false);
});