JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition

Name

History.back( ): return to the previous URL — 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);