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current property (history)

Browser support:

Returns the URL of the current document in the history array.

This property requires the UniversalBrowserRead privilege in Firefox.

Syntax:

object.current;

You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.

This property is read-only.

Possible values:

String that represents the URL.

Default: this property has no default value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the current property:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function GetCurrentURL () {
                // UniversalBrowserRead privilege is required in Firefox
            try {
                if (window.netscape && netscape.security) { // Firefox
                    netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege ("UniversalBrowserRead");
                }
            }
            catch (e) {
                alert ("UniversalBrowserRead privilege is required in Firefox!");
                return;
            }

            if ('current' in window.history) {
                alert (window.history.current);
            }
            else {
                alert ("Your browser does not support this example!");
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onclick="GetCurrentURL ()">Get the current URL!</button>
</body>