Is it possible to create a custom confirmation box for the onbeforeunload event in a browser? I tried but then I get 2 confirmation boxes (one from me which is nothing more than return confirm... and then the standard one from the browser).
At the moment my code looks like:
var inputChanged = false;
$(window).load(function() {
window.onbeforeunload = navigateAway;
$(':input').bind('change', function() { inputChanged = true; });
});
function navigateAway(){
if(inputChanged){
return 'Are you sure you want to navigate away?';
}
}
I'm using jQuery for this.
window.onbeforeunload = function (e) {
var message = "Your confirmation message goes here.",
e = e || window.event;
// For IE and Firefox
if (e) {
e.returnValue = message;
}
// For Safari
return message;
};
Please note: Most browsers put this message after some other text. You do not have complete control of the content of the confirmation dialog.