How to disable a particular jQuery event on a page?


To disable a particular jQuery event, use the jQuery off() method. You can try to run the following code to learn how to disable a particular jQuery event on a page −

Example

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("p").on("click", function(){
        alert("You clicked it!");
    });
    $("button").click(function(){
        $("p").off("click");
    });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p>Click me</p>
<p>Click above to generate an alert box. Click the below button to remove namespace, which won’t generate an alert box.</p>

<button>Remove Event</button>

</body>
</html>

Updated on: 17-Feb-2020

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