Two Cool Functions: Back and Close this Window!

Here are two little JavaScript lines that allow you to add a little bit of interactivity to your web site! Handy little buggers too!

Back Link

Users can use the BACK button on their web browser to go back one page, or you can include this little bit of JavaScript on a link within the body of your HTML document. Adding this JavaScript code to your link will take them back the the previously viewed web page.

<a href="javascript:history.go(-1);">BACK</a>

When the user clicks on the link BACK, the JavaScript executes and takes them back one web page.

Close Link

Sometimes you may choose to create a pop up window to display a bit of additional information or to take the user to a new web page. They can click the close button on the new window, or you can use a little JavaScript to allow them to click a link on your page which closes the window. Handy!

<a href="javascript:close();">Close This Window</a>

When the user click on this link, the window will close! Cool!