Showing alert box on `beforeunload` event

Question

I want to show an alert box on the beforeunload event. I am using the following code for that. Problem with this, is that it does not show an alert box on this event.

$(window).bind('beforeunload', function() {
                alert($(location).attr('hostname'));
            });

How can this problem be resolved?

Check [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/6065085/1777090). You can use `unload` instead. — MysticMagicϡ, Mar 10 '14 at 05:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '14 at 05:14

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$(window).on('beforeunload', function(){
  return location.host;
});

This is what you have to do.

Basically you can also use without jquery

window.onbeforeunload=function(){ return location.hostname; };

answered Mar 10 '14 at 05:14

Amit Joki

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