Webmaster in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

History — the URL history of the browser

Availability

Client-side JavaScript 1.0; additional features available in Navigator 4 with the UniversalBrowserRead privilege

Synopsis

                     window.history
frame.history
history

Properties

current

The URL of the currently displayed document. Navigator 4; requires UniversalBrowserRead.

length

The number of elements in the history array. Navigator 2, Internet Explorer 4.

next

The URL of the next document in the history array. Navigator 4; requires UniversalBrowserRead.

previous

The URL of the previous document in the history array. Navigator 4; requires UniversalBrowserRead.

Methods

back()

Return to the previous URL. JavaScript 1.0.

forward()

Visit the next URL. JavaScript 1.0.

go(relative_position, target_string)

Revisit a URL. JavaScript 1.0; enhanced in JavaScript 1.1.

toString()

Return browsing history, formatted in HTML. Navigator 4; requires UniversalBrowserRead.