<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1"> <title>jQuery backDetect - Back button click detection</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="stylesheets/styles.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="stylesheets/github-light.css"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <meta name="description" content="backDetect is a jQuery plugin that fires a callback function when a user hits the browser's back button." /> <meta name="keywords" content="jquery backDetect, backDetect, back detect, jquery, javascript, back button, Ian Rogren, ianrogren" /> <meta name="robots" content="index, follow" /> <script src="javascripts/scale.fix.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.backDetect.js"></script> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <script src="//html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script> <![endif]--> <script> $(window).load(function(){ $('body').backDetect(function(){ alert("Look forward to the future, not the past!"); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="wrapper"> <header> <h1>backDetect</h1> <p>Determining when a user clicks their browser's back button has never been easier with this jQuery plugin. With a quick easy install and minimal set up work you'll be firing callback functions on back button declarations in no time.</p> <p class="view"><a href="https://github.com/ianrogren/jquery-backDetect">View the Project on GitHub <small>ianrogren/jquery-backDetect</small></a></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/ianrogren/jquery-backDetect/zipball/master">Download <strong>ZIP File</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/ianrogren/jquery-backDetect/tarball/master">Download <strong>TAR Ball</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/ianrogren/jquery-backDetect">View On <strong>GitHub</strong></a></li> </ul> </header> <section> <h3> <a id="welcome-to-github-pages" class="anchor" href="#welcome-to-github-pages" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Using jQuery-backDetect </h3> <p>Can append to any element or class:</p> <div class="highlight highlight-source-js"><pre> <span class="pl-en">$</span>(<span class="pl-c1">window</span>).<span class="pl-c1">load</span>(<span class="pl-k">function</span>(){ <span class="pl-en">$</span>(<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">'</span>body<span class="pl-pds">'</span></span>).<span class="pl-en">backDetect</span>(<span class="pl-k">function</span>(){ <span class="pl-c"><span class="pl-c">//</span> Callback function</span> <span class="pl-en">alert</span>(<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>Look forward to the future, not the past!<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span>); }); });<span class="pl-k"><</span><span class="pl-k">/</span>script<span class="pl-k">></span></pre></div> <p>Click the back button to test.</p> </section> </div> </body> </html>