Show Confirmaiton Dialog when user closes the browser

Hello All,
Can we show a confirmation dialog when user chooses to close the browser in which applet is running? I know that it can be done using javascript. Can it be done using java code?
Please suggest.
Thank you.

teejrama wrote:
..Can we show a confirmation dialog when user chooses to close the browser in which applet is running?.. You can pop a JOptionPane in the applet's destroy() method, but that will not do any good, since the browser is not asking the applet for advice on whether it is closing, it is telling the applet it is closing.
..I know that it can be done using javascript... Can it? How?
If so, that would be another good reason to disable JS.
..Please suggest.I suggest you presume the end-user is smart enough to know when they want to close their own browser, and not interfere in that process.
Thank you.No worries.

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