jsinterop.core.html

Interface History

public interface History

The history object contains the URLs visited by the user (within a browser window).
The history object is part of the window object and is accessed through the window.history property.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	back() The back() method loads the previous URL in the history list.
void	forward() The forward() method loads the next URL in the history list.
int	getLength() The length property returns the number of URLs in the history list of the current browser window. The property returns at least 1, because the list includes the currently loaded page. Tip: This property is useful to find out how many pages the user has visited in the current browsing session. Note: Internet Explorer and Opera start at 0, while Firefox, Chrome, and Safari start at 1. Note: Maximum length is 50.
void	go(int step) Loads a specific URL from the history list.

Method Detail

getLength

int getLength()

The length property returns the number of URLs in the history list of the current browser window.
The property returns at least 1, because the list includes the currently loaded page.
Tip: This property is useful to find out how many pages the user has visited in the current browsing session.
Note: Internet Explorer and Opera start at 0, while Firefox, Chrome, and Safari start at 1.
Note: Maximum length is 50.

Returns:

A Number, representing the number of entries in the session history

back

void back()

The back() method loads the previous URL in the history list. This is the same as clicking the "Back button" in your browser, or history.go(-1).

forward

void forward()

The forward() method loads the next URL in the history list. This is the same as clicking the "Forward button" in your browser, or history.go(1).

go

void go(int step)

Loads a specific URL from the history list.

Parameters:

step - A number which goes to the URL within the specific position (-1 goes back one page, 1 goes forward one page)