GlobalEventHandlers.onabort

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) ? ? ? ? ?

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 Last updated by: jpmedley,