how to disable <a> tag links in jquery??

how to disable <a> tag links in jquery??

I am using jquery version 10. need to disable all "Anchor links" in my project

my code:

Jquery:

  1. function Example(){
  2. $("a.sample").off("click");
  3. }

html:

  1.   <a href="JavaScript:void(0);" id="sample" class="sample">
  2.             <img src="/Content/Images/editIcon.png" title="click">click
  3.         </a>

Please reply for this... am expecting valuable reply...
thank you