Use jQuery .trigger to call a custom function that returns a value

Question

Is there any way using jQuery\'s .bind() and .trigger() calls to execute a user defined function (ex: save ()) and act upon the return from the method? For example:

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Answer 1

You can also use jQuery builtin event.preventDefault() and event.isDefaultPrevented():

$("#aForm").bind ('save', function (event) {
    return true;
    // "return false" or "event.preventDefault()" have the same effect
  }
});

and then:

var event = $.Event('save')
$("#aForm").trigger (event)
if (event.isDefaultPrevented() == false) {
  doSomething ();
}