How do you go to the previous route in iron-router?

Question

I'm using an event handler to go to the previous URL/route:

'click #back': ->
  history.back()

This works in Chrome desktop, Chrome devtools mobile device view, and in Safari on a physical device itself (iOS 8.1.2), but not in Chrome on the device. Behavior is:

Load /
Click link to /foo
URL changes to /foo, and foo template renders
Click #back
URL changes to / briefly, then changes back to /foo. The page body does not change. (Correct behavior is the URL permanently changes to /, and the / templates are rendered, without a page load.)
Click #back second time
/ is reloaded from server

Is this a mobile Chrome problem, or should I be using some iron-router API like Router.back()?

Using `history.back()` [should work](https://github.com/EventedMind/iron-router/issues/48) (at least some years ago :P). — Peppe L-G, Dec 13 '14 at 04:36

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '14 at 07:19

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history.back() is the method supported by iron-router, it just appears there's a problem with iOS Chrome.

answered Dec 16 '14 at 07:19

Loren

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Unfortunately it is not working for Meteor sAlert module when I want to preserve the alert for another page – Kostanos Sep 30 '15 at 19:17
Sorry, unfamiliar with sAlert – Loren Sep 30 '15 at 22:32

How do you go to the previous route in iron-router?

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