JavaScript Examples Bible - UserWorks Technologies

Chapter 3 ✦ Location and History Objects (Chapter 17)
history.back() and history.forward() for righthand frame:
history.back() for this frame:
history.back() for parent:
go(relativeNumber | “URLOrTitleSubstring”)
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Example
Fill in either the number or text field of the page in Listing 17-14 and then click
the associated button. The script passes the appropriate kind of data to the go()
method. Be sure to use negative numbers for visiting a page earlier in the history.
Listing 17-14: Navigating to an Item in History
history.go() Method
function doGoNum(form) {
window.history.go(parseInt(form.histNum.value))
}
function doGoTxt(form) {
window.history.go(form.histWord.value)
}
Calling the history.go() method:
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windowObject.history.go()