back

Method of dom/Historydom/History

Syntax

var object = object.back(/* see parameter list */);

Parameters

pvargdistance

Data-type

VARIANT

Return Value

Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Notes

Remarks

This method performs the same action as a user clicking the Back button in the browser. The back method works the same as history.go(-1). An error does not occur if the user tries to go beyond the beginning of the history. Instead, the user remains at the current page.

Syntax

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

See also

Related pages

• history
• Reference
• forward
• go

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]