Detect Page Refresh, Tab Close and Route Change with React Router v5

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Summary

• Imagine accidentally closing the browser tab after filling a mandatory and boring survey form.
• functionMyComponent(){const[showExitPrompt,setShowExitPrompt]=useState(false);// Initialize the beforeunload event listener after the resources are loadedwindow.onload=function(){initBeforeUnLoad(showExitPrompt);};} # Enter fullscreen modeExit fullscreen mode OR #2 Component file App.js Pass it down to your child components via Context.
• history.pushState() only changes the URL nothing else, the whole page stays intact while location.pathname redirects you to that new page, probably giving a 404 error because such a route does not exist.