Trying to detect browser close event

Question

I have tried many methods to detect browser close event through jQuery or JavaScript. But, unfortunately, I have not been able to detect the close. The onbeforeunload<

Answer 1

As Phoenix said, use jQuery .bind method, but for more browser compatibility you should return a String,

$(document).ready(function()
{
    $(window).bind("beforeunload", function() { 
        return "Do you really want to close?"; 
    });
});

more details can be found at : developer.mozilla.org