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unload is deprecated - is there any substitute for leaving a page and firing an event?

in Using jQuery • 6 years ago

When I leave a webpage, I need to clear all the timers that I had previously set with 'setTimeout'. Microsoft Edge may have a bug where it doesn't turn them off, -- I'm not sure, but a bug I'm encountering would be consistent with them having a problem. Anyway, I looked up the jQuery documentation, and found that the 'unload' event is deprecated. So what can I use that will tell me when either the page is left, or if that is impossible, that a link has been clicked that goes to another page, or if its a form, that the form has posted back.

Thanks.

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jakecigar

Re: unload is deprecated - is there any substitute for leaving a page and firing an event?

6 years ago

When you leave an html page, all timers are gone. All variables are gone, The DOM is gone.No need for the unload event.

The unload event still exists and it still works, sometimes. There are only some things that can be done inside an unload event, and they have to be done quickly. AND under some circumstances, unload may not fire at all.

AJAX is one of those things that you probably can’t get away with in an unload handler.

There is no work-around. Other than to write code that does not rely on unload.

JΛ̊KE

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