The History Object
History Object
The history object contains the URLs visited by the user (within a browser window).
The history object is part of the window object and is accessed through the window.history property.
Note: There is no public standard that applies to the history object, but all major browsers support it.
History Object Properties
Property | Description |
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length | Returns the number of URLs in the history list |
History Object Methods
Method | Description |
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back() | Loads the previous URL in the history list |
forward() | Loads the next URL in the history list |
go() | Loads a specific URL from the history list |