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.
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera.
History Object Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
| length |
Returns the number of elements in the history list |
4 |
1 |
9 |
History Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
| back() |
Loads the previous URL in the history list |
4 |
1 |
9 |
| forward() |
Loads the next URL in the history list |
4 |
1 |
9 |
| go() |
Loads a specific page in the history list |
4 |
1 |
9 |

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