public interface

WindowCloseListener

implements EventListener
com.google.gwt.user.client.WindowCloseListener

This interface is deprecated.
use Window.ClosingHandler and CloseHandler instead

Class Overview

Implement this interface to receive closing events from the browser window.

See Also

Summary

Public Methods
abstract void onWindowClosed()
Fired after the browser window closes or navigates to a different site.
abstract String onWindowClosing()
Fired just before the browser window closes or navigates to a different site.

Public Methods

public abstract void onWindowClosed ()

Fired after the browser window closes or navigates to a different site. This event cannot be canceled, and is used mainly to clean up application state and/or save state to the server.

public abstract String onWindowClosing ()

Fired just before the browser window closes or navigates to a different site. No user-interface may be displayed during shutdown.

Returns
  • non-null to present a confirmation dialog that asks the user whether or not she wishes to navigate away from the page. The string returned will be displayed in the close confirmation dialog box. If multiple listeners return messages, the first will be displayed; all others will be ignored.