How to emulate browser back button using javascript

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I need to have a link in some pages of a website, by clicking on it, it needs to go back to the previous page, just like the browser's back button. What is the right way to do that? I'm thinking that I should use some client side scripting like Javascript, right?

Answer 1

In JavaScript, it's:

history.go(-1);

or

history.back();

Answer 2

Just use

history.go(-1);

But you cannot go forward anymore after that (so the Forward button doesn't bring you back to where you were -- i.e., this is not 100% the same as clicking the Back button).

Answer 3

You can use:

<form>
    <input type="button" value="Zurück" name="back" onClick="javascript:history.back(1)">
</form>

Or within a link:

<a href="javascript:history.back(1)">back</a> 

If you want to go forward afterwards, use history.forward(1), but be aware: this only works if you called back() before!

Answer 4

Something like:

<script>
function goBack()
{
  window.history.back()
}
</script>

should do it.

Answer 5

Clicking on button takes browser back

<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="Go Back" ONCLICK="history.back()">

Answer 6

I think you can use the History API for browsers.

window.history.back()

This should work.

Answer 7

<FORM><INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="Go Back" 
ONCLICK="history.go(-1)"></FORM>

Try this code