Thursday, 7 February 2013

Alert User on Browser/Tab Close Event [Cross Browser Compatible]


Alert User on Browser/Tab Close Event [Cross Browser Compatible]


This is how you can alert user on the close of the browser/Tab Close Event.. 

Create a javascript file by the name check_browser_close.js  in the root directory of the folder with the following content:


// JScript File
/**
 * This javascript file checks for the brower/browser tab action.
 * It is based on the file menstioned by Daniel Melo.
 * Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1921941/close-kill-the-session-when-the-browser-or-tab-is-closed
 */
var validNavigation = false;

function wireUpEvents() {
  /**
   * For a list of events that triggers onbeforeunload on IE
   * check http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536907(VS.85).aspx
   *
   * onbeforeunload for IE and chrome
   * check http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1802930/setting-onbeforeunload-on-body-element-in-chrome-and-ie-using-jquery
   */
  var dont_confirm_leave = 0; //set dont_confirm_leave to 1 when you want the user to be able to leave withou confirmation
  var leave_message = 'You sure you want to leave?'
  function goodbye(e) {
    if (!validNavigation) {
      if (dont_confirm_leave!==1) {
        if(!e) e = window.event;
        //e.cancelBubble is supported by IE - this will kill the bubbling process.
        e.cancelBubble = true;
        e.returnValue = leave_message;
        //e.stopPropagation works in Firefox.
        if (e.stopPropagation) {
          e.stopPropagation();
          e.preventDefault();
        }
        //return works for Chrome and Safari
        return leave_message;
      }
    }
  }
  window.onbeforeunload=goodbye;

  // Attach the event keypress to exclude the F5 refresh
  $('document').bind('keypress', function(e) {
    if (e.keyCode == 116){
      validNavigation = true;
    }
  });

  // Attach the event click for all links in the page
  $("a").bind("click", function() {
    validNavigation = true;
  });

  // Attach the event submit for all forms in the page
  $("form").bind("submit", function() {
    validNavigation = true;
  });

  // Attach the event click for all inputs in the page
  $("input[type=submit]").bind("click", function() {
    validNavigation = true;
  });

}

// Wire up the events as soon as the DOM tree is ready
$(document).ready(function() {
  wireUpEvents();
});

Then Call this file in the page in which you want the alert functionality as follows:


<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Browser Close</title>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="check_browser_close.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html> 

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