Name
History.back( ) — return to the previous URL
Availability
JavaScript 1.0
Synopsis
history.back( )
Description
back( )
causes the window or frame to which the
History object belongs to revisit the URL (if any) that was visited
immediately before the current one. Calling this method has the same
effect as clicking on the browser’s Back button. It is also equivalent to:
history.go(-1);
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