Prevent JQuery Mobile swipe event over specific element

Question

I am using jquery mobile and I need to prevent swipe event over specific element. Need of doing this is because I am using slider and I don't want the swipe event to be invoked resp. I want it to be prevented when user is manipulating with slider. I was not able to too find any solution so I am asking for help here.

This is my javascript code:

$( document ).on( "pageinit", "#demo-page", function() {
  $( document ).on( "swipeleft swiperight", "#demo-page", function( e ) {

  // We check if there is no open panel on the page because otherwise
  // a swipe to close the left panel would also open the right panel (and v.v.).
  // We do this by checking the data that the framework stores on the page element (panel: open).

   if ( $.mobile.activePage.jqmData( "panel" ) !== "open" ) {
     if ( e.type === "swipeleft"  ) {
        $( "#right-panel" ).panel( "open" );
      } else if ( e.type === "swiperight" ) {
           $( "#left-panel" ).panel( "open" );
      }
    }
  });
});

Thank you.

Solution

You need to use both, stopPropagation(); and preventDefault();.

As for the .selector, it can be a tag and #ID or .class, e.g. [data-role=page]#PageID , div.ui-content...etc

$(document).on('swipeleft swiperight', '.selector', function(event) {
 event.stopPropagation();
 event.preventDefault();
});

• Reference: stopPropagation();

• Reference: preventDefault();

• Working example