JS DOM HTMLCollection Object JavaScript History Object

JavaScript History go() Method

go()method to load a specific URL from the history list.

If you know the specific page number or URL of the page to be loaded from the history record, usehistory.back()andhistory.forward()The method is a better choice.

Syntax:

history.go(number|URL)

Example

<button　onclick="history.go(-2);">Go　2　pages back</button>

Test and See‹/›

The following output will be displayed by the above code:

Browser Compatibility

All browsers fully support the go() method:

Method
history.go()	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Parameter Value

Parameter	Description
number\|URL	The parameter can be a number to navigate to a URL at a specific position (-1Go Back One Page,1Go Back One Page) or a string. The string must be a partial or complete URL, and the function will navigate to the first URL that matches the string.

Technical Details

Return Value:	None

More Examples

Go Forward One Page (This example does not work if there is no next page in the history record list):

Example

<button　onclick="history.go(1);">Load the Next URL</button>

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Related References

History Record Reference:history.forward() Method

History Record Reference:history.back() Method

HTML History Object