$(document).on('pagebeforechange', function(e, data){
var to = data.toPage;
if (typeof to === 'string') {
var u = $.mobile.path.parseUrl(to);
to = u.hash || '#' + u.pathname.substring(1);
if (to === '#second') {
alert('Can not transition the page #second!');
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
// remove active status on a button, if transition was triggered with a button
$.mobile.activePage.find('.ui-btn-active').removeClass('ui-btn-active ui-shadow').css({'box-shadow':'0 0 0 #3388CC'});
}
}
});
External resources loaded into this fiddle:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>jQM Complex Demo</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, height=device-height, initial-scale=1.0"/>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.0/jquery.mobile-1.4.0.min.css" />
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.0/jquery.mobile-1.4.0.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div data-role="page" id="index">
<div data-theme="a" data-role="header">
<h3>
First Page
</h3>
<a href="#second" class="ui-btn-right">Next</a>
</div>
<div data-role="content">
</div>
<div data-theme="a" data-role="footer" data-position="fixed">
</div>
</div>
<div data-role="page" id="second">
<div data-theme="a" data-role="header">
<h3>
Second Page
</h3>
<a href="#index" class="ui-btn-left">Back</a>
</div>
<div data-role="content">
</div>
<div data-theme="a" data-role="footer" data-position="fixed">
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>