### History Object

##### Description

> An object that resides below the window in the scripting object model. This object accesses the history list from the browser.

> The history object exposes methods for navigating through the current history.

##### Methods

> back, forward, go

##### Properties

> length

### Properties

### length Property

##### Description

> Returns the length of the history list.

##### Syntax

> history.length

> Part | Description
> history | An object expression that evaluates to a history object.

##### Return Value

> Returns the number of entries in the history.

> Always returns zero in current implementation.

##### Applies To

> History

##### Methods

> back, forward, go

### Methods

### back Method

##### Description

> Jumps back in the history n steps. This behaves exactly as if the user has clicked on the back button n times.

##### Syntax

> history.back n

> Part | Description
> history | An object expression that evaluates to a history object.
> n | The number of pages to jump back in the history. n is always an integer >= 0.

##### Applies To

> History

##### Methods

> forward, go

##### Properties

> length

### forward Method

##### Description

> Jumps forward in the history n steps. This behaves exactly as if the user has clicked on the forward button n times.

##### Syntax

> history.forward n

> Part | Description
> history | An object expression that evaluates to a history object.
> n | The number of pages to jump forward in the history. n is always an integer >= 0.

##### Applies To

> History

##### Methods

> back, go

##### Properties

> length

### go Method

##### Description

> Goes to the n th item in the history, where history.go 1 jumps to the first item in the history.

##### Syntax

> history.go n

> Part | Description
> history | An object expression that evaluates to a history object.
> n | The index of the history entry.

##### Applies To

> History

##### Methods

> back, forward

##### Properties

> length

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