HTML | onbeforeunload Event Attribute
The onbeforeunload event run when the document is about to be unloaded. This event is used to allow to display a message in a dialog box to inform the user to he/she wants to stay or leave the current page.
Supported Tags
- <body>
Syntax:
<element onbeforeunload = "script">
Attribute Value: This attribute contains single value script and it runs when onbeforeunload event called. This event attribute is supported by <body> tag.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title>onbeforeunload attribute</title> <style> body { text-align:center; } h1 { color:green; } a { text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold; } </style> </head> <body onbeforeunload="return myFunction()"> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>onbeforeunload attribute</h2> <script> function myFunction() { return "This document is ready to load"; } </script> </body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by onbeforeunload attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera 15.0 and above
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