Go back in browser

Question

I need to make a script that redirects the user the same way as if the back button on the webbrowser was pushed. How, and is it possible?

  setTimeout(function () {
      window.location.href = "???";
  }, 3000);

Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2548566/go-back-to-previous-page — Gangadhar, Mar 10 '12 at 09:15

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:46

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Try using the History object:

history.back()

answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:46

Konerak

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:45

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Here you go:

setTimeout(function() {
    window.history.go(-1);
}, 3000);

answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:45

T. Junghans

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:46

history.back()

The back() method of the history object loads the previous URL in the History list. The functionality results are the same as pressing the previous button of the browser.

General syntax of back method of history Object:

history.back();

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:46

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window.history.back().

You cannot read previous URL, though.

answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:46

kirilloid

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:46

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i found this code, it's untested so... you know...

    history.go(-1)

answered Mar 09 '12 at 09:46

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Go back in browser

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