document.referrer as an alternative to history.back()?

[Sander Peschier]

Hi,

I was looking for an alternative to history.back() because when using
this method you just go back to the previous page, without reloading
it. Reloading the page is what you usually want when you have a
dynamic website (asp, php etc.)

This seems to work perfectly (in ie6):
<a href="#" onClick="this.href=document.referrer;">...</a>

Any comments on this?

Sander

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

I was looking for an alternative to history.back() because when using
this method you just go back to the previous page, without reloading
it. Reloading the page is what you usually want when you have a
dynamic website (asp, php etc.)

This seems to work perfectly (in ie6):
<a href="#" onClick="this.href=document.referrer;">...</a>

Any comments on this?

document.referrer is even more unreliable than history.back(). No user
agent is required to submit the HTTP-Referer header. Submitting that header
is a security issue.


PointedEars

 

[David Mark]

Hi,

I was looking for an alternative to history.back() because when using
this method you just go back to the previous page, without reloading
it. Reloading the page is what you usually want when you have a
dynamic website (asp, php etc.)

This seems to work perfectly (in ie6):
<a href="#" onClick="this.href=document.referrer;">...</a>

Any comments on this?

Never do either. Why try to duplicate the back button?