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History.back() Method

Name

History.back() Method---return to the previous URL

Availability

Navigator 2.0, Internet Explorer 3.0

Synopsis

history.back()

Arguments

None.

Returns

Nothing.

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 a user's click on the Navigator Back button. It is also equivalent to:

history.go(-1);

See Also

"History", "History.forward()", "History.go()"


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