javascript trigger beforeunload only when closing

Asked Oct 14 '14 at 16:19

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I am using the following code to catch the moment when a user tries to close or back a page:

 window.addEventListener("beforeunload", function (e) {
   var confirmationMessage = "Are you sure?";
   (e || window.event).returnValue = confirmationMessage; 
   return confirmationMessage;                            
 });

However, I have a few buttons and links on the page that also triggers the event when clicked, I wonder if there is any way to avoid listening the event when clicking anchor tags and buttons but only when closing or back???

Any help would be appreciated.

Best Regards.

edited Oct 14 '14 at 16:22

user3721298

asked Oct 14 '14 at 16:19

andresmijares

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Could this give a hint? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21227383/how-to-detect-browser-window-tab-close-event – andy Oct 14 '14 at 16:25
You could declare a global `var shouldConfirm = true;` and then on click of any `` or ` – EvilZebra Oct 14 '14 at 16:25
You could a `class` or some other identifier to these links and buttons. On your `beforeunload` event, check if this has been triggered by an element with the identifier, if it is, don't show the confirmation message. – kei Oct 14 '14 at 16:27
basically I would need kind of a not(button and anchor tag) but I'm not sure if that possible @kei – andresmijares Oct 14 '14 at 16:36

javascript trigger beforeunload only when closing

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