Question

How to identify browser tab closing using JavaScript or jQuery? I have to give a confirmation message when user click on the browser close button. If user press yes button I have to load another page on the same tab. if press cancel. then close the tab. any body knows the scripts for this functionality. Please help me 🙁

Answer 1

Try something like this:

$(window).unload(function() {
    var bye = confirm("Go away?");
    if (bye) {
       // do stuff
       window.location = "http://somewhere_else";
    } else {
       // do stuff?
       // stay here
    }
});