javascript preventing accidental double clicking on a button

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To prevent users from accidentally double clicking on a button in JavaScript, you can disable the button after it is clicked and re-enable it after a short delay. This will prevent the button from being clicked multiple times in quick succession.

Here is an example of how you can do this:

const button = document.getElementById('my-button');
button.addEventListener('click', event => {
  // disable the button
  button.disabled = true;

  // re-enable the button after a short delay
  setTimeout(() => {
    button.disabled = false;
  }, 1000);  // 1000 milliseconds = 1 second

  // handle the button click event
  console.log('Button clicked');
});

In this example, the button will be disabled for 1 second after it is clicked. This will prevent users from accidentally double clicking the button and will also give the button time to complete any actions that it needs to perform.

You can adjust the delay as needed to find a balance between preventing accidental double clicks and allowing the button to be clicked again as soon as possible.