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Asked: 2026-05-14T14:47:08+00:00

We are using window.location.href to navigate the user to a page. Also, we have

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We are using window.location.href to navigate the user to a page.
Also, we have configured the window.onbeforeunload event to alert users in case there are any unsaved changes.

window.onbeforeunload = confirmBeforeClose;

function confirmBeforeClose() {
    if (jwd.global.inEditMode)
        return "Your changes will not be saved :) and you will be punished to death";
}

In places where there are unsaved changes, and I try to use window.location.href to navigate the user, I get the alert message.

It works fine if I click OK on the popup. However, if I click CANCEL, the JS throws an unspecified error at window.location.href.

Any help is appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I was also experiencing this issue (in IE7 and above, not in IE6 however).

    The only solution that I could find was wrapping the window.location.href call in a try/catch block.

    The below is a complete example that reproduces the problem. If you uncomment out the try/catch then it works as desired in all browsers.

    JavaScript (in HTML head):

      window.onbeforeunload = confirmBeforeClose;

  function confirmBeforeClose( )
  {
    return 'You have made changes on this page that will be lost if you navigate away without saving.';
  }

  function leavePage( )
  {
     // try {
          window.location.href = "http://www.example.com";
     // } catch( e ) { }
  }

    HTML:

    <body>
 <a href="#" onclick="leavePage(); return false;">Leave this page</a> 
</body>
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