From 34ce6f2e9de043dede59edadd7d8d1b8e9c43fd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Guo Ci <zguoci@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 16:52:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix disabling selection on hyperlink clicks (#1093)

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 NEWS.md                        | 2 ++
 inst/htmlwidgets/datatables.js | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1dfed348..94d30c7c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 - Upgraded DataTables version to 1.13.6 (thanks, @stla, #1091).
 
+- Fixed disabling selection on hyperlink clicks (thanks, @guoci, #1093).
+
 # CHANGES IN DT VERSION 0.30
 
 - Fixed a bug that when using `updateSearch()`, the clear button inside the input box doesn't show up, and the table doesn't update when the input is cleared (thanks, @DavidBlairs, #1082).
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/datatables.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/datatables.js
index d968d8be..9431d336 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/datatables.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/datatables.js
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ HTMLWidgets.widget({
     changeInput('cell_clicked', {});
 
     // do not trigger table selection when clicking on links unless they have classes
-    table.on('click.dt', 'tbody td a', function(e) {
+    table.on('mousedown.dt', 'tbody td a', function(e) {
       if (this.className === '') e.stopPropagation();
     });