This works much better than the Chrome workaround as it allows the user to close the current tab even if it is the only tab open, and doesn’t require a third party plugin. This allows you to use the window.close() method directly in your jQuery file as you would any other script.įor example, this script works perfectly with the preference set to true: To enable this setting go to about:config then search and find the dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows preference and switch it from false to true. Firefox:įirefox has an advanced setting that you can enable to allow scripts to close windows, effectively enabling the window.close() method.
So effectively, it cannot close the tab if it would cause window to closes by being the last tab open.
Note: This solution can only close the tab if it is NOT the last tab open however. Var confirm_result = confirm("Are you sure you want to quit?") By using the Chrome plugin TamperMonkey however we can use the window.close() method if you include the // window.close in the UserScript header of TamperMonkey.įor example, my script (which is triggered when a button with id = ‘close_page’ is clicked and if ‘yes’ is pressed on the browser popup) looks like: // =UserScript= Window.close() will work on tabs opened by a script, or by an anchor with target="_blank" (opened in a new tab)Ĭhrome does not allow the window.close() script to be to be run and nothing happens if you try to use it. However, most modern browsers no longer support this script, potentially for security reasons. In the past, the jQuery script window.close() was able to close the current tab without a problem on most browsers. Note: These workarounds were done with a locally hosted site in mind, and (with the exception of Edge) require the browser to be specifically configured, so would not be ideal for publicly hosted sites. Sorry for necroposting this, but I recently implemented a locally hosted site that had needed the ability to close the current browser tab and found some interesting workarounds that are not well documented anywhere I could find, so took it on myself to do so.
#Close tab browser javascript code#
When the browser is closed, you aren't really going to be able to capture any server-side code ( since actually closing the browser is a client-side operation) however there is a Javascript event that is called prior to a window closing called onbeforeunload whichĬan fire a Javascript function when the browser is about to be closed : //Maps an event to the window closing event Or otherwise, you have no guarantee that your Database-related or server-side code would be executed. So even if you were able to call your server-side could through an AJAX call When your browser closes, it is purely a client-side event that has nothing to do with your server-side code and will trigger no events to indicate that the browser was closed. Short Answer : There is no reliable way to handle this involving events to detect browser closure.
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