Summary
An event handler for abort events sent to the window. (Not available with Firefox 2 or Safari)
TODO define what "abort" is. Closing the window via window manager? Stopping the load of the page? By which means and reasons (user, network/server)? At which stages would it fire / be catched? For IE, onabort is only available with img tags.
Syntax
window.onabort =funcRef
funcRef: Reference to a function
Example
window.onabort = function() {
alert("Load aborted.");
}
Specification
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onabort' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser Compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |