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Event propagation in jQuery: events bubble up from target to document. .stopPropagation() prevents bubbling to parent elements. .stopImmediatePropagation() stops other handlers on the same element too. .preventDefault() stops the default browser action (link navigation, form submit) without stopping propagation. Use event.target to identify the exact element clicked.
stopPropagation() prevents bubbling. preventDefault() stops default action. Helpful for forms and nested DOM handling.
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