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Published Jul. 2, 2025

How to cancel navigation events with JavaScript?

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Gábor Komáromi

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Issue

  • Need a solution to stop navigation when a user clicks on a navigation event.
  • i.e.: A custom code wanted to be executed before the navigation.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.0+

Resolution

  • You can use the below sample code to access the event:

    Liferay.on('beforeNavigate', function(event)  {
 event.originalEvent.preventDefault();
});

 

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