# jQuery & unobstrusive javascript

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-unobstrusive-javascript/157582>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 13, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-unobstrusive-javascript/157582 "2009-01-13T10:39:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![diabolist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@diabolist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/diabolist)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-unobstrusive-javascript/157582/1 "2009-01-13T10:39:39Z")

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Anyone know how to unobtrusively turn a normal link into an ajax  
link using jQuery ?

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**Author:** ![diabolist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@diabolist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/diabolist)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-unobstrusive-javascript/157582/2 "2009-01-13T10:59:46Z")

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$(‘a#myUniqueID’).click(function () {  
//Issue AJAX call and do something with it

return false; //By returning false, you prevent the browser from  
redirecting you to the href of the a tag  
});

Here are the docs for the AJAX stuff:  
[http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax](http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax)

Good luck!

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:38 AM, Andrew P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Anyone know how to unobtrusively turn a normal link into an ajax  
> link using jQuery ?
> 
>  
> 
> >

 

–  
-Richard A.