Can I prevent [removed] from being called when doing an AJAX call

Question

I have an AJAX-based grid control.

We hook into the window.onbeforeunload event to check if they have unsaved data and if so present them with a message \"Are you s

Answer 1

If you want to trigger your postback by a hyperlink, there is a simple workaround: Instead of

<a href="javascript:submitFunction();">Submit</a>

or

<a href="javascript:;" onclick="submitFunction();">Submit</a>

just use this code:

<a href="#" onclick="submitFunction();">Submit</a>

It seems that IE fires the onbeforeunload event if the content of the href-attribute of a hyperlink is not the current page (which the sharp character indicates).

Answer 2

This is really weird, are you sure your Ajax call isn't loading a new link?

Be sure you read this relevant specification: onbeforeunload spec

See if the Ajax call maybe triggers any of the actions listed in the To invoke table.

Answer 3

I did something like this:

inside body tag:

  var allowConfirm = true;

  window.onbeforeunload = confirmExit;
  function confirmExit()
  {
    if(allowConfirm)
        return "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?";
    else
        allowConfirm = true;
  }

When I Logout, I call this script:

allowConfirm = false; return window.location.href;