How to detect user's intention when onunload fires?

feng

I want to use onunload to capture user's action when he
clicks on the "x" button to close the browser. Here is how
I do this:
<SCRIPT FOR="window" EVENT="onunload">
myScript();
</SCRIPT>

While myScript() does get called when "x" gets clicked, it
is also get called when the user leaves the current page
and navigate to another page within our web application.
My question is how do I determin if onunload is fired
because of an "x" clicking, an attempt to go out of
current web application, or simply go to another page
within our application.

Any input will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Lifeng

Nov 18 '05 #1

Jim Brandley

Try adding some more script.
1. Add a startup script that defines a variable and initializes it to some
value.
2. Add an onClick event handler to "x", and in it, change the value.
3. Inside myScript(), conditionally execute the content, depending on the
value of the variable.

Hope that helps.

"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43****************************@phx.gbl...

I want to use onunload to capture user's action when he
clicks on the "x" button to close the browser. Here is how
I do this:
<SCRIPT FOR="window" EVENT="onunload">
myScript();
</SCRIPT>

While myScript() does get called when "x" gets clicked, it
is also get called when the user leaves the current page
and navigate to another page within our web application.
My question is how do I determin if onunload is fired
because of an "x" clicking, an attempt to go out of
current web application, or simply go to another page
within our application.

Any input will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Lifeng

Nov 18 '05 #2

feng

Thanks for the reply.

"Add an onClick event handler to 'x'"? How do you do that?
If this is possible, that would be a perfect solution to
my problem.

Do you know how to do that? Can you show me?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
Try adding some more script.
1. Add a startup script that defines a variable and initializes it to somevalue.
2. Add an onClick event handler to "x", and in it, change the value.3. Inside myScript(), conditionally execute the content, depending on thevalue of the variable.

Hope that helps.

"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:43****************************@phx.gbl...

I want to use onunload to capture user's action when he
clicks on the "x" button to close the browser. Here is how I do this:
<SCRIPT FOR="window" EVENT="onunload">
myScript();
</SCRIPT>

While myScript() does get called when "x" gets clicked, it is also get called when the user leaves the current page
and navigate to another page within our web application.
My question is how do I determin if onunload is fired
because of an "x" clicking, an attempt to go out of
current web application, or simply go to another page
within our application.

Any input will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Lifeng

.

Nov 18 '05 #3

Jim Brandley

Something like this, depending on what your "X" is:

myButton.Attributes["OnClick"] = "javascript: if ( myClickVar != null){
myClickVar = 'Clicked'; };";

"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44****************************@phx.gbl...

Thanks for the reply.

"Add an onClick event handler to 'x'"? How do you do that?
If this is possible, that would be a perfect solution to
my problem.

Do you know how to do that? Can you show me?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
Try adding some more script.
1. Add a startup script that defines a variable and

initializes it to some

value.
2. Add an onClick event handler to "x", and in it, change

the value.

3. Inside myScript(), conditionally execute the content,

depending on the

value of the variable.

Hope that helps.

"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

news:43****************************@phx.gbl...

I want to use onunload to capture user's action when he
clicks on the "x" button to close the browser. Here is how I do this:
<SCRIPT FOR="window" EVENT="onunload">
myScript();
</SCRIPT>

While myScript() does get called when "x" gets clicked, it is also get called when the user leaves the current page
and navigate to another page within our web application.
My question is how do I determin if onunload is fired
because of an "x" clicking, an attempt to go out of
current web application, or simply go to another page
within our application.

Any input will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Lifeng

.

Nov 18 '05 #4

feng

Oh no, the "x" is not myButton. It is the "x" button on
the upper-right corner of browser window. I don't think
you can "add a click event handler" to that, can you?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
Something like this, depending on what your "X" is:

myButton.Attributes["OnClick"] = "javascript: if ( myClickVar != null){myClickVar = 'Clicked'; };";

"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:44****************************@phx.gbl...

Thanks for the reply.

"Add an onClick event handler to 'x'"? How do you do that? If this is possible, that would be a perfect solution to
my problem.

Do you know how to do that? Can you show me?

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>Try adding some more script.
>1. Add a startup script that defines a variable and

initializes it to some

>value.
>2. Add an onClick event handler to "x", and in it, change

the value.

>3. Inside myScript(), conditionally execute the

content, depending on the

>value of the variable.
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

>news:43****************************@phx.gbl...
>> I want to use onunload to capture user's action when

he >> clicks on the "x" button to close the browser. Here is how

>> I do this:
>> <SCRIPT FOR="window" EVENT="onunload">
>> myScript();
>> </SCRIPT>
>>
>> While myScript() does get called when "x" gets

clicked, it

>> is also get called when the user leaves the current

page >> and navigate to another page within our web application. >> My question is how do I determin if onunload is fired
>> because of an "x" clicking, an attempt to go out of
>> current web application, or simply go to another page
>> within our application.
>>
>> Any input will be highly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Lifeng
>
>
>.
>

.

Nov 18 '05 #5

Jim Brandley

Not that I'm aware of.
"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44****************************@phx.gbl...

Oh no, the "x" is not myButton. It is the "x" button on
the upper-right corner of browser window. I don't think
you can "add a click event handler" to that, can you?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
Something like this, depending on what your "X" is:

myButton.Attributes["OnClick"] = "javascript: if (

myClickVar != null){

myClickVar = 'Clicked'; };";

"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

news:44****************************@phx.gbl...

Thanks for the reply.

"Add an onClick event handler to 'x'"? How do you do that? If this is possible, that would be a perfect solution to
my problem.

Do you know how to do that? Can you show me?

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>Try adding some more script.
>1. Add a startup script that defines a variable and
initializes it to some
>value.
>2. Add an onClick event handler to "x", and in it, change the value.
>3. Inside myScript(), conditionally execute the content, depending on the
>value of the variable.
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>"feng" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:43****************************@phx.gbl...
>> I want to use onunload to capture user's action when he >> clicks on the "x" button to close the browser. Here is how
>> I do this:
>> <SCRIPT FOR="window" EVENT="onunload">
>> myScript();
>> </SCRIPT>
>>
>> While myScript() does get called when "x" gets clicked, it
>> is also get called when the user leaves the current page >> and navigate to another page within our web application. >> My question is how do I determin if onunload is fired
>> because of an "x" clicking, an attempt to go out of
>> current web application, or simply go to another page
>> within our application.
>>
>> Any input will be highly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Lifeng
>
>
>.
>

.

Nov 18 '05 #6