Anchor tag get added to the tab in IE

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I have simple links

<a id="link0" href="#" value="2esndyhczh"><i class="icon-video"></i> Getting started</a>
<a id="link1" href="#" value="hi3ykdw15k"><i class="icon-video"></i> Library search</a>
<a id="link2" href="#" value="a4nr018bji"><i class="icon-video"></i> Browse</a>
<a id="link3" href="#" value="75dp08bgqx"><i class="icon-video"></i> Title details</a>
<a id="link4" href="#" value="xuwbktofcr"><i class="icon-video"></i> Borrow</a>

these links change the video inside the Wistia player. The problem is that in IE # gets added in the tab any time I click the links. I use e.preventDefault(); to prevent link to anchor.

After couple of clicks I get ########## in IE tab.

You can use `href="javascript:void(0)"`. However its not good practice http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1291942/what-does-javascriptvoid0-mean — Satpal, Jun 26 '14 at 13:24
this is still adding the parent anchor which is the tab page — Grasper, Jun 26 '14 at 13:38
is the parent anchor in the code above? think im not seeing it — workabyte, Jun 26 '14 at 13:41
well, the parent anchor is tab. I use three tabs, this is the video tab...not to be confused with the IE tab — Grasper, Jun 26 '14 at 13:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '14 at 17:25

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ou can use href="javascript:void(0)"

answered Jul 14 '14 at 17:25

Grasper

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Anchor tag get added to the tab in IE

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