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How to get event.preventDefault to work on dynamic function

I have a form that is split into sections. When the user clicks "continue", I have a jquery script that checks to see if all required fields are filled out. If any aren't, then a box appears with a warning and buttons (They are actually <a> tags) for 'yes' and 'no'. I attach an onclick event to the 'yes' button that triggers a function. The function works, but a # appears in the address bar (website.com/page#), which I'm guessing is because the event.preventDefault(); in my code isn't working.
Here is the function that adds the onclick event:
function checkSection (event, check, goTo) {
event.preventDefault();
var emptyFields = "0";
$("#ia"+check+"Div .check").each(function() {
var val = $(this).val();
if (val == "") {
emptyFields++;
}
});
if (emptyFields >= 1) {
$(".mask").show();
$("#warningBox").show();
$(document).on("click", "#yesBtn", function() {
var x = window['save'+check];
x(event, goTo);
$("#warningBox").hide();
$(".mask").hide();
});
} else {
var x = window['save'+check];
x(event, goTo);
$("#warningBox").hide();
}
}
Here is the tag I am adding the event to:
<div class="medBtn short">
<div class="btnTbl">
Yes
</div>
</div>
The function I end up calling is like this:
function saveContact(event, val) {
event.preventDefault();
//Do Stuff - This is the function where event.preventDefault(); isn't working
}
Like I said, the function still works, so if it's not something I can get around, that is fine. I just don't like having a # in the address bar.

The event object doesn't exist until the event occurs
You prevent default inside the actual event handler
$(document).on("click", "#yesBtn", function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
....
})

bind javascript function to input control on window load

I amm develloping an web form with multiple text box with same css class.
and i want to bind a specific method to all these textboxes who use that class.
belows are my codes
window.onload = function ()
{
var tObj = document.getElementsByClassName('exa');
for (var i = 0; i < tObj.length; i++) {
tObj[i].onblur(convertAmount(event,this));
}
}
the another function 'convertAmount()' is below
function convertAmount(evt, obj) {
if (obj.value != "") {
var num = parseFloat(obj.value);
num = Math.round((num + 0.00001) * 100) / 100;
obj.value = num.toFixed(2);
}
else {
obj.value = "0.00";
}
}
html codes
<div>
<input type="text" id="finalvalue" class="exa"/>
<input type="text" id="grossvalue" class="exa"/>
<div>
when browser load first time only '0.00' values are coming on those text boxes. but when i type some values on those text boxes and press tab its not working! please help what is wrong here

As commented before, you should assign a eventHandler and not pass it as callback.
So you code would be:
tObj[i].onblur = convertAmount.bind(this, event, this);
Also, event is default argument for any eventListener and current object/element is automatically binded to it, so above code can be simplified to
tObj[i].onblur = convertAmount;
This will bind the context and you will get all properties in this.
Sample Fiddle
Note: you should use addEventListener instead. onBlur = will replace all previous events. addEventListener will add another one.
Sample Fiddle

I hope this link helpful to you.
<div>
<input type="text" id="finalvalue" class="exa"/>
<input type="text" id="grossvalue" class="exa"/>
<div>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('.exa').each(function(index,value){
$(this).attr('onblur',convertAmount(event,$(this)))
})
})
function convertAmount(evt, obj) {
if (obj != "") {
$(obj).val('0.00')
}
else {
$(obj).val('0.00')
}
}

Disable <a class button if input fields empty

I know it's easy to do using < button > or < input type="submit" but how would you keep this button disabled unless both input fields are filled?
<input id="one" type="text">
<input id="two" type="text">
OK

Tie an event to both inputs, and check that both have values. Then enable the link.
$('#one, #two').blur(function() {
if($('#one').val() !== "" && $('#two').val() !== "") {
$('.button').attr('href','#');
} else {
$('.button').removeAttr('href');
}
});
and change your html to:
<a class="button">OK</a>
so that the link is disabled on page load. Here's a JSFiddle demo.

$(document).ready(function() {
$inputs = $('#one,#tow');
$inputs.change(check);
$submit = $('#submit');
function check() {
var result = 1;
for (var i = 0; i < $inputs.length; i++) {
if (!$inputs[i].value) {
result = 0;
break;
}
}
if (result) {
$submit.removeAttr('disabled');
} else {
$submit.attr('disabled', 'disabled');
}
}
check();
});
suggest use angular form

$(document).ready(function(){
//$(".button").attr('disabled', "disabled");
$(".button").click(function(){
one = $("#one").val();
two = $("#two").val();
if(one && two){
///both fields filled.
return true;
}
//one or both of them is empty
return false;
});
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input id="one" type="text">
<input id="two" type="text">
OK

This is my implementation if facing this kind of situation.
First, am add disabled class onto anchor tag on page load by using this style :
.disabled {
color : gray // gray out button color
cursor : default; // make cursor to arrow
// you can do whatever styling you want
// even disabled behaviour
}
We add those class using jquery on document ready together with keyup event like so :
$(function () {
// add disabled class onto button class(anchor tag)
$(".button").addClass('disabled');
// register keyup handler on one and two element
$("#one, #two").keyup(function () {
var one = $("#one").val(),
two = $("#two").val();
// checking if both not empty, then remove class disabled
if (one && two) $(".button").removeClass('disabled');
// if not then add back disabled class
else $(".button").addClass('disabled');
});
// when we pressing those button
$('.button').click(function (e) {
// we check if those button has disabled class yet
// just return false
if ($(this).hasClass('disabled')) return false;
});
});
DEMO

call different events based on user input style javascript

I have a div which contains an input element to enter some values. These values are added just above the div as a list element upon pressing enter or onFocusOut event. To this point it is fine. But if user types some value and does not press enter and directly clicks on save button, the onFocusOut function for that div should not be called. Instead it should take that typed value and call some save function. Do you have any suggestion on how to detect it?
My code snippet is here
JS:
divInput.onkeypress = function (event){
return someTestFunc();
}
divInput.tabIndex="-1";
$(divInput).focusout(function (e) {
if ($(this).find(e.relatedTarget).length == 0) {
addToList();
}
});

It is not a very delicate solution, but you could use a setTimeout before adding the item to the list and clear the setTimeout on save.button click.
Try this:
var $saveButton = $('#exampleButton')[0],
$divInput = $('#exampleInput')[0],
timedEvent = -1;
$($saveButton).on('click', function(event){
if(timedEvent) {
clearTimeout(timedEvent)
}
alert('not add to list & save');
})
$divInput.tabIndex="-1";
$($divInput).on('focusout', function(e) {
timedEvent = window.setTimeout(function() {
if ($(this).find(e.relatedTarget).length == 0) {
alert('add to list');
}
}, 200);
});
Check this working fiddle

How can I figure out what button was clicked on last?

How can I figure out what button was clicked on last? For example I have:
<input type="button" name= "zoomer" value="State View" id= 'States View' onclick="zoomout()"/>
<input type="button" name= "zoomer" value="County View" id= 'Counties View' onclick="countyView()"/>
But whenever I change a RADIO button, I want it to take into account which button was clicked last (County View or State View). Is it possible to do this?

You could keep a global JavaScript variable var last_clicked which is updated in the functions zoomout() and countyView(), and then check the value of last_clicked when you change the radio button. Alternatively, you can terminate the calls to the functions within the onclick event with a semicolon, then assign the value to last_clicked inside the onclick event string (although I wouldn't recommend it as it can make your code messy).

var lastClicked = "none";
function zoomout()
{
// your code
lastClicked = "states";
}
function countyView()
{
//your code
lastClicked = "county";
}
if(lastClicked == "county")
{
}
else if(lastClicked == "states")
{
}

it's possible by using an external variable such as
var clickedLast = "";
function zoomout() {
clickedLast = "stateview";
... your code ...
}
function countyView() {
clickedLast = "countyview";
... your code ...
}