I have a function I dont want to run if the broswer back button was clicked. I am attempting to use something like the below:
var backButtonClicked = false;
window.onpopstate = function() {
alert("Back clicked");
backButtonClicked = true;
};
then later I am trying to use the variable like:
if(!backButtonClicked) {
//run function if not back button clicked
}
However with the code above the alert is not getting fired when I hit the back button.
window.onpopstate = function() {
alert("back clicked");
backButtonClicked = true;
};
history.pushState({}, '');
With the code above the alert gets fired when I click the back button, however the browser doesnt navigate back to the previous page unless I click the back button for the second time. Is there something I am doing incorrect here or is there a better approach to achieve what I am trying to do?
My coding skills are not very good when I have very little time to type. But maybe an eventlistener would be another approach to the problem you can maybe consider?
For examples and reference from an excellent source:
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_htmldom_eventlistener.asp
Hope this helps, and good luck!
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Is there a way to "undo" a function executed by jQuery when the back button is clicked? For example, my function that I want to execute is named doSomething:
function doSomething(button) {
...clicking the button does something...
}
And I have an undo function that undoes the above function, undoDoSomething:
function undoDoSomething(button) {
....undoes the doSomething function...
}
How do I call the function for the button and then if the back button is clicked right after I execute the function, I can call the undoDoSomething function to undo that function?
I know jQuery History goes back to a previous page saved in history but how do I use that to call a function?
the history api makes this easy: http://jsfiddle.net/Z9dRY/
html:
<button>Increase</button>click back button to decrease
<span id="counter">0</span>
js:
$("button").click(function(){
var count = +$("#counter").text() + 1;
history.pushState({count:count});
$(counter).text(count);
})
$(window).on("popstate",function(e){
if (e.originalEvent.state)
$(counter).text(e.originalEvent.state.count);
})
On each action, add to the history, and then each back button click will undo each change (of course, you have to develop the undo part. In this case, i just stored what the count should be changed to at that point and changed it.)
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history
Take note of the browser support, this code will work in all modern browsers and IE10+. oldIE will need a workaround either using an iframe or a hash in the url.
Here's the same example with an added decrease button to show that it doesn't really change anything: http://jsfiddle.net/Z9dRY/1/ it even inherantly supports the forward button(redo).
Update: fixed losing initial state: http://jsfiddle.net/Z9dRY/2/
You could call your undo function on the window.unload event
window.onbeforeunload = function(e) {
undoDoSomething();
};
You can usue beforeunload that is executed when leaving the page
var called = false;
function doSomething(button) {
called = true;
}
$(window).on('beforeunload',function(e){
if(called){
//call your function here
undoDoSomething()
}
});
I am trying to get an alert to fire when I press back to get to a page from a hash. I'm using the following code
if(window.location.hash) {
} else {
alert('test');
}
If I'm at http://someurl.com/#somehash and I press the browser back button to get back to http://someurl.com/ the alert doesn't fire.
Is there any way to make that work, or am I misunderstanding something?
Thanks a lot!
Here is you question already answered.
It boils down to using a listener:
window.onhashchange = function() {
console.log('hash changed');
}
What is the best way to ignore running code when a button is clicked? I am trying the following but I currently get not reaction how I want it done.
if (!document.getElementById('btn_Cancel').getAttribute('onclick')) {
// code not to be ran when button is clicked
By default code gets ran when a textbox goes onblur so do not want that code ran when button gets clicked
}
You're going to want to make a reference to that element, so you don't end up looking it up each time it's clicked and you'll need a variable to keep track of whether it's been clicked or not:
var cancelButton = document.getElementById('btn_Cancel'),
clicked = false;
cancelButton.addEventListener('click', function() { clicked = !clicked; }, false);
// assuming this is in a loop or something:
if(!clicked) {
// running code
}
else {
// clicked, do nothing
}
I have a list of radio buttons that I can toggle "yes" or "no" to using Javascript.
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#select-all').click(function(){
$('#notifications .notif-radio').each(function(){
$('input[type="radio"]', this).eq(0).attr('checked', true);
$('input[type="radio"]', this).eq(1).attr('checked', false);
});
});
$('#deselect-all').click(function(){
$('#notifications .notif-radio').each(function(){
$('input[type="radio"]', this).eq(0).attr('checked', false);
$('input[type="radio"]', this).eq(1).attr('checked', true);
});
});
});
this works just fine. Now I have a separate piece of code that detects when a user has changed something, and asks them if they want to leave the page.
var stay_on_page;
window.onbeforeunload = confirm_exit;
$('.container form input[TYPE="SUBMIT"]').click(function(){
stay_on_page = false;
});
$('#wrapper #content .container.edit-user form').change(function(){
stay_on_page = true;
});
function confirm_exit()
{
if(stay_on_page){ return "Are you sure you want to navigate away without saving changes?"; }
}
The problem is that if the user uses the first piece of functionality to toggle all radio buttons one way or another. The JS detecting form changes doesn't see that the form was changed. I have tried using .live, but to no avail. Anyone have any ideas?
I do something similar to this by adding change() (or whatever's appropriate, click() in your case I suppose) event handlers which set either a visible or hidden field value, then check that value as part of your onbeforeunload function.
So, my on before unload looks like:
window.onbeforeunload = function () {
if ($('#dirtymark').length) {
return "You have unsaved changes.";
}
};
And, or course, dirtymark is added to the page (a red asterisk near the Save button), when the page becomes dirty.
having issues with onbeforeunload. I have a long form broken into segments via a jquery wizard plug in. I need to pop a confirm dialog if you hit back, refresh, close etc on any step but need it to NOT POP the confirm dialog on click of the submit button. had it working, or at least I thought, it doesn't now.
<script type="text/javascript">
var okToSubmit = false;
window.onbeforeunload = function() {
document.getElementById('Register').onclick = function() { okToSubmit = true; };
if(!okToSubmit) return "Using the browsers back button will cause you to lose all form data. Please use the Next and Back buttons on the form";
};
</script>
'Register' is the submit button ID. Please help!
The problem is that the onclick event handler will not be called prior to if(!okToSubmit). All you are doing when you say:
document.getElementById('Register').onclick = function() { okToSubmit = true; };
Is just setting up the event handler. You are not actually retrieving the value of okToSubmit.
One way to fix this might be to setup the onclick event handler before registering onbeforeunload.
Plain old JS syntax a little rusty, so here it is in jQuery if anyone ever needs it, this works, at least for a form submit button. Change method to get if it suits your needs
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
var action_is_post = false;
$("form").submit(function () {
action_is_post = true;
});
window.onbeforeunload = confirmExit;
function confirmExit()
{
if (!action_is_post)
return 'Using the browsers back, refresh or close button will cause you to lose all form data. Please use the Next and Back buttons on the form.';
}
});
</script>