Wait the javascript code until the window closes?

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I have a button, if user clicks on that button I am opening a external window as follows:

function btnClick(){

window.open("http://localhost/index.html");

/* I'LL WRITE SOME OTHER CODE AFTER THIS */

}

I want the javascript function to wait for that window to get closed before executing the rest of my code. Is there any way of doing that ?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3291712/is-it-possible-to-open-a-popup-with-javascript-and-then-detect-when-the-user-clo — cha55son, Mar 11 '14 at 20:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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window.onbeforeunload = closingCode;
    function closingCode(){
       // do something...
       return null;
    }

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered Mar 11 '14 at 20:05

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TimonSeldenrijk · Answer 2 · 2014-03-12T21:57:20.367

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Maybe you can use the 'While' loop?

PS: I am a newbie, it is just a 'Maybe'.

EDIT:

      While (/*code for closing a window*/) {
      /*Function that you want to be executed after the 
      Window has been closed*/               
       };

You maybe also can do:

        If (/*window is closed code*/) {
       /*Code of Function etc*/
        };

edited Mar 12 '14 at 21:57

answered Mar 11 '14 at 20:03

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What should he be testing in the `while` loop? – Barmar Mar 11 '14 at 20:25

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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There are two events named window.onbeforeunload and window.onunload that you can use to accomplish this: JavaScript question: Onbeforeunload or Onunload?.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Mar 11 '14 at 20:05

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Wait the javascript code until the window closes?

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