detect where a redirect wants to go with jQuery

Question

Hi there,

I have a page with a flash plugin. If I'm on that page, I don't want to post a message if the user wont to leaf it without saving it...:

if(/containers/.test(document.location.href)){
    window.onbeforeunload = function(){
      return exit_text;  
    };
}

This works fine, except that I if i save the content in the flash plugin. In that case I don't want to show up that message. How can I detect the url within the onbeforeunload method? That way I can descide when to post the method!

Thanks Markus

Answer 1

Only return a value in your onbeforeunload function if you want the prompt to show up:

window.onbeforeunload = function() {
    if(/containers/.test(document.location.href)
        return exit_test;
}

If you want to check the destination URL you are out of luck. However, you can still set a variable when the user clicks the link which will got to that URL and then check on that variable.