Category Archives: jQuery

jQuery & Javascript – Capture the Browser or Tab Closed Event

I was working on a WordPress project which i need to clear the PHP session when the browser or browser tab is closed. Although Javascript provides the window.onbeforeunload event but it will be triggered even whenever you leave the website. Finally i got a simple solution from Daniel Melo in StackOverflow. The following code required jQuery and i have included the Google one in the HTML.

In your web root, create the js/check_browser_close.js. Continue reading jQuery & Javascript – Capture the Browser or Tab Closed Event

jQuery – Cycle Plugin White Background Problem in Internet Explorer

The jQuery Cycle plugin is so helpful on showing animated slide show in your webpage. Check it out at the following website to find more details.
jQuery Cycle Plugin

But thanks Microsoft, it’s greatest product, Internet Explorer 7 and 8 has a bug when showing transparent png in the slide show. That is a white background would be added to the cycle element which block the background image. Add the following options when calling the cycle function. Continue reading jQuery – Cycle Plugin White Background Problem in Internet Explorer

jQuery & Javascript – Schedule a Function call by setTimeout()

In Javascript, you could schedule a function call using the setTimeout().

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.4.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      $(document).ready(function() {
        setTimeout(delayedAlert, 3000);
      });
		
      function delayedAlert() {
        alert("Hello Eureka!");
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Eureka!</h1>
  </body>
</html>

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