Detecting Browser Close

Anon

Is there anyway of detecting (using PHP, JavaScript) if the client browser has closed?
(ie. hitting the small 'x' box on the top right hand corner)

Anon

Try http://developer.irt.org/script/script.htm.

It´s a site loaded with javascript examples.

I have seen a function like this somewhere on that site.

Harry

Anon

You could try using the UNLOAD attribute in the body tag....and then calling some kind of function.

hhth
scott d~

Anon

Unload seems to be activated everytime I switch to a different web page (ie. form submit)...i don't whant that

I only want my unload function to be called when the user CLOSES THE BROWSER (ie. clicks on the little 'x' box on the top right hand corner)

I appreciate your help...

Anon

Ravi,

I'm wrestling with the same issue now. Did you have any luck on how to kick off a function when the 'x' is clicked (or Exit s selected)?

Any guidance is appreciated.

Thanks

Anon

I have this same question...although now I'm also curious as to how to destroy the session if the browser closes either by the [x] button or if the browser crashes (or the process is killed)...

Anon

I share your pain. I've been looking everywhere to find an answer to this problem with no luck. Not only do we have the problem of clicking the 'X' when the users close the window but we are also at risk of an 'ALT + F4' for the same purpose.

That tells me it is not a browser object event.

onUnload and onBeforeUnload does not work in my case because I need them for a different purpose.

cgagnon

Here’s something that work in JavaScript for IE (but not very clean).

In the onUnLoad event of the <body> html tag, use the mouse position to determine if the browser close button has been click (x and y coordinates are always negative for this button):

Function unLoadPage ()
{
if ( window.event)
{
if (window.event.clientX < 0 && window.event.clientY < 0 )
{
// do something
document.location.href = '<%= URL %>';
}
}
window.self.close;
}

Anon

I am also having same problem. I need to terminate session on browser closure. If you have got the solution, please help me also.
- Mahen

Anon

Had the same problem, I'm collecting some data from a survey form that pops up, and the last post, worked🙂 Thanks CGagnon!

Anon

Dude,
Your fix to this problem was ingenious!!! Thanks.

Anon

Hi There,
I have to call a jsp page before the user closes the browser window. I tried your code and its not working for me. Here is my code.
<script>
function logOut() {
if (window.event)
{
if (window.event.clientX < 0 && window.event.clientY < 0 )
{
document.location.href = 'browser_close.jsp';
}
}
window.self.close;
}
</script>

Am i doing anything wrong.
Thanks in advance