browserBeforeNavigate

Type

message

Summary

Sent before a browser navigates to a new url.

Syntax

browserBeforeNavigate <pInstanceID>, <pUrl>

XBrowser_BeforeNavigate <pUrl>, <pInstanceId>

Description

The browserBeforeNavigate message is sent to a the current card of the stack containing a browser object when the browser object is about to navigate to a new url, ie a change in url in the target browser has been requested but not yet actioned.

If the target is the main frame of the browser (e.g. the html page containing the "FRAMESET" declaration), then the browserBeforeNavigate message is sent, otherwise the browserBeforeNavigateFrame message is sent instead

To prevent the navigatation from occurring, set the global variable browserCancel to true.

note

For general information on using the browser library, see the notes in the revBrowserOpen function reference.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
pInstanceID		The integer identifier of a browser object
pUrl		The new url that the browser is about to navigate to

Examples

on browserBeforeNavigate pInstanceId, pUrl
  put pUrl into field "Browser Address" \
        of group ("Browser" && pInstanceId) of me
end browserBeforeNavigate

Related

glossary: function, browserCancel, message

message: browserNewUrlWindow, browserDownloadRequest, browserBeforeNavigateFrame

command: revBrowserNavigate

function: revBrowserOpen

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.8.1

OS

mac

windows

Platforms

desktop