The JavaScript history object represents an array of URLs visited by the user. By using this object, you can load previous, forward or any particular page.
The history object is the window property, so it can be accessed by:
window.history Or,
historyProperty of JavaScript history object
There are only 1 property of history object.
| No. | Property | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | length | returns the length of the history URLs. |
Methods of JavaScript history object
There are only 3 methods of history object.
| No. | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | forward() | loads the next page. |
| 2 | back() | loads the previous page. |
| 3 | go() | loads the given page number. |
Example of history object
Let’s see the different usage of history object.
history.back();//for previous page
history.forward();//for next page
history.go(2);//for next 2nd page
history.go(-2);//for previous 2nd page
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