Is there any way to catch the before the "orientationchange"?

Question

In my mobile application (programmed in Javascript), I have a function that is activated when the display orientation is changed.

  $( window ).on( "orientationchange", function( event ) {
     ...
   }

I, even before this function is activated, would like to have another function to store values and stuff. Like: $( window ).before( "orientationchange",....

Is there any way to do that?