Why is jQuery unload not working in chrome and safari?

Question

unload function in jQuery works fine in Firefox but not in chrome and safari. please check this fiddle in chrome and Firefox. http://jsfiddle.net/jeevankk/Gywnw/2/ . Alerts

Answer 1

"refresh" action in the Firefox does not fire the unload event.

We should use onbeforeunload instead.

Confirm with Firefox version 47, Mac OS X