closeCard

Sent to the current card when the user goes to another card.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

closeCard

# Examples

on closeCard -- record date and time the card was last viewed -- in a custom property of the card set the lastAccessDate of the target to the seconds pass closeCard end closeCard

# Description

Handle the closeCard message if you want to perform cleanup or do other tasks when the user leaves a card.

A card is closed when the user either goes to another card in the same stack, or closes the stack.

The actual navigation is not triggered by the closeCard message, so trap the message and not allowing it to pass does not prevent the card from closing.

# Tags

navigation,

# See

- **keyword:** card - **message:** closeStack, shutdown, closeBackground, preOpenCard - **glossary:** trap, current card, message - **control structure:** pass