title: what does javascript:void mean?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1291942/what-does-javascriptvoid0-mean">What does &ldquo;javascript:void(0)&rdquo; mean?</a>  </p>
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  <p>In the below snippet what does <code>javascript:void</code> mean ? How can i make the user follow the link when he clicks the logout link provided <code>href="javascript:void"</code>?</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;a href="javascript:void()" id="logout" onClick="#" &gt;&lt;strong&gt;Logout&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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