Question

i want to catch all click events except if they are done on a a-tag.

i build this fiddle to show my problem:
http://jsfiddle.net/vwyFg/7/

why does this not work?

$('.three').on('click',':not(a)',function(e){
    $('body').append('<b>i did not click on a a-tag!</b><br>');
    e.preventDefault();
    e.stopPropagation();
});

html:

<div class="wrap three">
    <div class="wrap two">
        <div class="wrap one">
            <a href="javascript:$('body').append('i DID click on a a-tag!!<br>');;return false;">klick me!</a>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>​

Answer 1

You need to check where the click event orginated:

$('div.three').on('click',function(e){    
    if (e.target.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'a') return;
    $('body').append('<b>i did not click on a a-tag!</b><br>');
    e.preventDefault();
    e.stopPropagation();
});​