React16, is preventDefault() enough to prevent page reload on submit?

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I have not found solid info on such a question and have been using in React Apps:

submitForm(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    /----------------
  }

My question was triggered by code reviewer, who accused my App https://giraffe.skepton.ru of refreshing page on edited form submit. Digging more info about Crome dev Tools gives me no answer. There are a few speculations about React and browser default behavior but what about React16... How can I detect page reload? Is preventDefault() enough to prevent brows default behavior in React16 based App?

Well, the answer is 'YES'. – asubanovsky Dec 20 '17 at 09:02 — asubanovsky, Dec 20 '17 at 09:02

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 20 '17 at 09:06

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Indeed e.preventDefault() is good enough.

In case there is already a thread about your question : React - Preventing Form Submission

answered Dec 20 '17 at 09:06

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React16, is preventDefault() enough to prevent page reload on submit?

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