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History length Property

History Object Reference History Object

Definition and Usage

The length property returns the number of URLs in the history list.

Note: Internet Explorer and Opera start at 0, while Firefox, Chrome, and Safari start at 1.

Syntax

history.length


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The length property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Return the number of URLs in the history list:

<script type="text/javascript">

document.write("Number of URLs in history list: " + history.length);

</script>

The output of the code above will be:


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History Object Reference History Object
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