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To access the event object and call preventDefault() from a custom function that originates from the onclick attribute of an HTML tag, you can pass event as a parameter to the function.

To do this we write

HTML:

<button onclick="customFunction(event)">Click me</button>

JavaScript:

function customFunction(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    // Your custom code here
}

In this example, when the button is clicked, the customFunction is called with the event object passed as a parameter.

Inside the function, you can access the event object and call preventDefault() to prevent the default action associated with the event, such as submitting a form or following a link.

To prevent an input field in a form from being submitted using JavaScript, you can intercept the form submission event and perform some validation or actions before allowing the submission to proceed.

To do this we write:

HTML:

<form id="myForm">
    <input type="text" id="myInput" name="myInput">
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

JavaScript:

document.getElementById("myForm").addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
    // Prevent the default form submission
    event.preventDefault();

    // Your validation or actions here
    var inputValue = document.getElementById("myInput").value;

    // Example validation: Prevent submission if the input value is empty
    if (inputValue.trim() === "") {
        alert("Please fill out the input field.");
        return false; // Prevent form submission
    }

    // If validation passes, you can proceed with form submission programmatically
    // Optionally, you can submit the form using JavaScript:
    // this.submit();
});

This script intercepts the form submission event and prevents its default behavior using event.preventDefault().

Then you can perform any validation or actions you need.

If the validation fails, you can prevent the form from being submitted by returning false from the event listener function.

If validation passes, you can optionally submit the form programmatically, or let it submit naturally by removing the return false statement.

You can execute JavaScript when an element loses focus by attaching an event listener for the blur event to that element.

To do this, we write:

<input type="text" id="myInputField" placeholder="Type something...">

var inputField = document.getElementById('myInputField');

inputField.addEventListener('blur', function() {
  // Your JavaScript code to run when the input field loses focus
  console.log('Input field lost focus.');
  // You can add any actions you want to perform here
});

In this example, when the input field loses focus (i.e., the user clicks outside of the input field after interacting with it), the attached event listener function will be executed.

You can replace the console.log() statement with any JavaScript code you want to run when the element loses focus.

To close a WebSocket connection with JavaScript, you can use the close() method provided by the WebSocket object.

To do this, we write:

// Assuming 'ws' is your WebSocket object
ws.close();

This code will close the WebSocket connection gracefully. If you need to handle the closure event or provide a reason for closure, you can pass optional parameters to the close() method:

// Assuming 'ws' is your WebSocket object
ws.close(code, reason);

Where code is an optional numerical code indicating the reason for closure, and reason is an optional human-readable explanation for why the connection is being closed.

Here’s an example of closing a WebSocket connection with a code and reason:

// Assuming 'ws' is your WebSocket object
ws.close(1000, "Closing connection gracefully.");

This code closes the WebSocket connection with a status code of 1000 (indicating a normal closure) and provides the reason “Closing connection gracefully.”

Remember that closing the WebSocket connection terminates communication between the client and server, so make sure to handle the closure appropriately based on your application’s requirements.

To submit an HTML form without redirection using JavaScript, you can prevent the default form submission behavior by capturing the form submission event and then handle the form submission using JavaScript.

For example, we write:

HTML:

<form id="myForm">
  <label for="inputField">Input:</label>
  <input type="text" id="inputField" name="inputField">
  <button type="button" id="submitButton">Submit</button>
</form>

JavaScript:

// Get reference to the form and the submit button
var form = document.getElementById('myForm');
var submitButton = document.getElementById('submitButton');

// Add event listener for button click
submitButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
  // Serialize form data
  var formData = new FormData(form);

  // Example: log form data to console
  for (var pair of formData.entries()) {
    console.log(pair[0] + ': ' + pair[1]);
  }

  // Send form data using AJAX
  // Example:
  // var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
  // xhr.open('POST', 'your_server_url_here');
  // xhr.send(formData);

  // Prevent default form submission behavior
  return false;
});

In this example, we’ve added a button (<button type="button" id="submitButton">Submit</button>) inside the form instead of using <input type="submit">.

This button does not trigger the default form submission behavior.

Instead, when the button is clicked, the event listener attached to it captures the click event.

Inside this event listener, you can handle the form data as needed.

In the example, we serialize the form data using FormData, log it to the console for demonstration purposes, and prevent the default form submission behavior using return false;.

You can then perform further actions such as sending the form data via AJAX to a server for processing.

Adjust the JavaScript code inside the event listener to handle the form submission according to your specific requirements.