Checking for Existing Forward History

[jl8789]

How can I display a message if the forward-history exists?

Basically, I am going to be coming into the page using the back button, and if the forward history exists I want to display a message.

Thanks!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

AFAIK, this cannot be done.

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[chessbot]

if (history.next)
{
  // forward button is enabled
}
else
{
  // is disabled
}

--Chessbot

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

AFAIK, history.next is not a valid property. The only valid property is history.length, which does not show you where abouts in the history you are.

Dan

 

[chessbot]

According to DevGuru, this works in Netscape-based browsers.

--Chessbot

There is a level of Hell reserved for probability theorists in which every monkey that types on a typewriter produces a Shakesperean sonnet.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Aaah gotcha... I was using MSDN, which lists IE-only (pretty much)... So I guess it's one of those non-standard things which cannot be relied on to be cross-browser.

Dan

 

[jl8789]

history.next does not work in the IE browser. So, there isn't a way to check if say the history.length > where we currently are in history?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

With regards to IE, I don't think this is possible.

Dan