History object
- 1.
- 2. History objects arepredefined objects which contains the complete information about the links and URL’s visited during the session. www.ustudy.in
- 3. • length: • Thelength property of the history object returns the number of elements in the history list. • General syntax of length property of history Object: – history.length www.ustudy.in
- 4. <html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> var ex= history.length; document.write("The number of pages visited before this page is" +ex+ " pages!!!.") </script> </body> </html> www.ustudy.in
- 5. • The outputof the above program is • The number of pages visited before this page is 5 pages!!! • This means that there are 5 entries in the history list and denotes the number of pages visited before visiting the current page. www.ustudy.in
- 6. • This propertycontains the complete URL of the current History entry. • General syntax of current property of history Object: • history.current www.ustudy.in
- 7. • The nextproperty of history object contains the complete URL of the next element in the History list. This functionality or the URL visited is the same as pressing the forward button or menu. • General syntax of next property of history Object: • history.next www.ustudy.in
- 8. • The previousproperty of history object contains the complete URL of the previous element in the History list. This functionality or the URL visited is the same as pressing the back button or menu. • General syntax of previous property of history Object: • history.previous www.ustudy.in
- 9. • back(): • Theremay be scenarios where the programmer wishes to load the previous URL present in the history list. In this case, the programmer can make use of the back() method of the history object. The back() method of the history object takes the user to the previous page. The functionality results in the same as pressing the back button of the browser. • General syntax of back method of history Object: • history.back() www.ustudy.in
- 10. www.ustudy.in <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function funback() { window.history.back() } </script> </head> <body> <inputtype="button" value="Press the Button to go to Previous Page!!!" onclick="funback()" /> </body> </html>
- 11. • The outputof the above program is a button with message as • Press the Button to go to Previous Page!!! • When this button is pressed, the control is navigated to the previous page. www.ustudy.in
- 12. • The forward()method of the history object loads the next URL in the History list. The functionality results are the same as pressing the forward button of the browser. • General syntax of forward method of history Object: • history.forward() www.ustudy.in
- 13. www.ustudy.in <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function funfor() { window.history.forward() } </script> </head> <body> <inputtype="button" value="Press the Button to go to Next Page!!!" onclick="funfor()" /> </body> </html>
- 14. • The outputof the above program is a button with message as • Press the Button to go to Next Page!!! • When this button is pressed, the control is navigated to next page (to the next URL) in the history list. www.ustudy.in
- 15. • If theprogrammer wishes to load a specified URL from the History list, then the go method of history object can be used. • General syntax of go method of history Object: • history.go(number) or history.go(URL) • The back method seen above is the same as history.go(-1) in terms of go method of history object. The forward method seen above is the same as history.go(1) www.ustudy.in
- 16. www.ustudy.in <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function funfor() { window.history.go(1) } </script> </head> <body> <inputtype="button" value="Press the Button to go to Next Page!!!" onclick="funfor()" /> </body> </html> The output of the above program loads the next page in the history list.
- 17.
- 18.