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go method (history)

Browser support:

Loads a page from the history list into the current window.

If you need to load the next or the previous page, the forward and back method can also be used.

Syntax:

object.go (relativePosition);

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

Parameters:

relativePosition

Required. Integer that specifies the relative position of a URL in the history list. For example go(-1) is equivalent to the back method, go(1) is equivalent to the forward method. This parameter can also be a string in Internet Explorer. In that case it specifies the exact URL of a document in the history list.

Return value:

This method has no return value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the go method.

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function GoBack () {
            history.go (-1);
        }

        function GoForward () {
            history.go (1);
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    Click on the following anchors first to add items to the history list.
    <br />
    <a href="#target1">First anchor</a>
    <a name="target1"></a>
    <br />
    <a href="#target2">Second anchor</a>
    <a name="target2"></a>
    <br /><br />
    Use these buttons to navigate in the history list:
    <button onclick="GoBack ();">go back in the history list</button>
    <button onclick="GoForward ();">go forward in the history list</button>
</body>