JS disable beforeunload event handler for a specific case

Question

I have an event handler for the beforeunload window event.

window.addEventListener("beforeunload", myScript);

I also have an A tag which his href is a download file link. So when I click on the link the browser file download popup opens and it causes the beforeunload to get fire. How can I prevent this from this specific link?

 <a href="link">Download</a>

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 05 '18 at 06:55

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open a new tab

<a href="link" target="_blank">Download</a>

answered Feb 05 '18 at 06:55

xianshenglu

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I need it to be on this tab. – undefined Feb 05 '18 at 06:58
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15277403/how-to-detect-if-a-link-was-clicked-when-window-onbeforeunload-is-triggered – xianshenglu Feb 05 '18 at 06:59
@undefined,duplicate ,please delete this post – xianshenglu Feb 05 '18 at 07:00
I can't, remove your answer. – undefined Feb 05 '18 at 07:01

JS disable beforeunload event handler for a specific case

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