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jaydoggy
jaydoggy

Reputation: 115

Javascript function that executes when leaving page without prompting user

I'm looking for a javascript function that executes when the user leaves the page, similar to the onbeforeunload function, but I don't want the user notified with a dialog box

Upvotes: -2

Views: 121

Answers (2)

Gogowitsch
Gogowitsch

Reputation: 1222

As David wrote, sending data to the server doesn't reliably work. However, you can attach an event handler to all links, prevent the default action, wait for the server response and then trigger the user's indented navigation. This is how Piwik and other statistics tools collect information.

For instance:

<script>
$('a').click(function() {
  var my_href = $(this).attr('href');
  $.ajax({url: 'http://some-url-here', success:function() {        
    location.href=my_href; // navigate now
  }});
  return false; // stop default navigation action
});
</script>

This is of course not triggered when the user just closes the tab, fills a form, types a new address etc.

Upvotes: 0

trvrm
trvrm

Reputation: 814

This performs an action but doesn't show a dialog box.

        window.onbeforeunload = function(){

            console.log('something');
        }

Upvotes: 0

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