# Javascript: DocumentLinkClickedEventArgs.preventDefault Method

> Prevents the viewer from navigating to the target.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API - Document Viewer > Javascript: DocumentLinkClickedEventArgs.preventDefault Method
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentlinkclickedeventargs/preventdefault-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentlinkclickedeventargs/preventdefault-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentlinkclickedeventargs/preventdefault-method/llms-full.txt

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- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentlinkclickedeventargs/preventdefault-method/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentlinkclickedeventargs/preventdefault-method/#syntax)

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