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MooTools 1.3 Cookbook
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MooTools 1.3 Cookbook

by Jay L Johnston
July 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
276 pages
5h 11m
English
Packt Publishing
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Stopping a listener from executing a chain of events

It is a feature not a bug. That jocularity may work with the right client, and using it carefully, and in the right context, may prevent a client from being angry about unexpected behavior.

Getting ready

This recipe, an extension of the last two, alters the method in which we prevent the chain from firing. Ready our receptors-of-twisted-facts to perceive the idea that a bug can be a feature.

There may be a need to stop a listener from activating a chain while still keeping the chain of events for later use.

How to do it...

Reuse the INPUT button with ID my_cancel, yet instead of calling the method to remove the stack of actions, Just remove the click action of the event.

$('mycancel').addEvent('click',function() ...
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