In javascript, I have a page A, which has a link to page B. B has javascript that redirects to another page C via window.location.href="". The problem is in IE 10/11, if i click back on page C, it goes back to page B, which redirects back to page C again. I want it so that it goes back to page A.

Can this be done?

Thanks

In javascript, I have a page A, which has a link to page B. B has javascript that redirects to another page C via window.location.href="". The problem is in IE 10/11, if i click back on page C, it goes back to page B, which redirects back to page C again. I want it so that it goes back to page A.

Can this be done?

Thanks

• javascript
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2 Answers 2

You can add your own back button, which will go back two pages instead of one, and set its onclick attribute to be:

window.history.go(-2)

That will bypass the redirect page.

EDIT: As @NelsonTeixeira clarified, you can create your own button, and label it whatever you'd like. For example:

<button onclick="window.history.go(-2)">Back</button>

Instead of blindly sending visitor of B to C you should use document.referrer to check where the user is ing from .

If referrer is A then goto C else goto A or if referrer is C goto A

Document.referrer at MDN

For example, you will put this code in page B:

var ref = document.referrer;

if(ref.includes("pageC.html")){
    window.location.href="pageA.html";
}
else{
    window.location.href="pageC.html";
}