Back or history code?

To make a page go back to the previous page

[Compworld]

Hi,

I wanted to place a back button on a few of my pages, but I forgot the coding for button to go back to the previous page after clicking on it.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

CompWorld

[BlobFisk]

history.go(-1); is what you are looking for I think!

[joshie76]

<a href="javascript:window.history.go(-1);">Back</a>

or

<input type="button" value="Back" onclick="window.history.go(-1)" />

I think you can actually use the back() method of the window object too - but's all swings and roundabouts...

Josh

[joshie76]

(Shouldn't leave pages open so long before replying - blobfisk got there first)

[Compworld]

Thank you all for the help. :)

CompWorld

[HTMLwalker]

Hey,
Can you give me a next code? So that the page the viewer is on goes to the next page after that page?
Thanks!
God Bless,
HTMLwalker

*I walk on HTML!*

[Purple Martin]

history.go(1)
will act like clicking the Next button on the browser.
history.go(2)
will act like clicking the Next button on the browser twice.

Remember that the user has to go back before they can go forwards!

[alex_ro]

Hi,

about history.go(-1); be careful with it, sometimes it gives strange results... it's best to load again that page using it's url instead of history.go(-1);

you will get wrong results when you want to save a form, click back and save it again... you'll get 2 documents :(

[EBear]

I've also played around with

<A HREF="<!--#echo var="HTTP_REFERER"-->">Back</A>

Has anyone any knowledge of the relative advantages/disadvantages of this method over the javascript one?

[takagi]

The HTTP_REFERER is not always filled in (firewall/URL entered in address bar/bookmarked page), so history.go(-1) is safer.

[HTMLwalker]

Well,
Er...Thanks anyway!