how to disable back button on firefox using javascript

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

Javascript

Firefox

how to disable back button on firefox using javascript

Posted 28-Aug-12 1:54am

Ashok Guntoju

Updated 28-Aug-12 2:00am

Legor

v2

Add a Solution

Comments

Legor 28-Aug-12 8:00am

You really shouldn't do that. It's a bad habit of restricting users like that and they will not approve it.

Arunprasath Natarajan 28-Aug-12 23:59pm

He might require for any Exam, Payment related pages i guess. So he does not want his user to perform such action.

5 solutions

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

bhagirathimfs · Answer 1 · 2012-08-28T02:07:00

Solution 2

try this
Disable browser back button[^]

Posted 28-Aug-12 2:07am

bhagirathimfs

Arunprasath Natarajan · Answer 2 · 2012-08-28T02:00:00

Solution 1

Dear Friend,

Identify the Back Keys, key event and disable the same.
Here I have give a sample code to display the F5 key.

C#

document.onkeydown = function(e) {
      // keycode for F5 function
      if (e.keyCode === 116) {
        return false;
      }
      // keycode for backspace
      if (e.keyCode === 8) {
        // try to cancel the backspace
        return false;
      }
    };

If you want to hide the back button from the browser, then you can hide toolbar by calling the child window.
EG:
newwindow=window.open(url,'','toolbar=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes');

Posted 28-Aug-12 2:00am

Arunprasath Natarajan

Updated 28-Aug-12 4:14am

v2

Comments

Legor 28-Aug-12 8:02am

Although this may work with the Backspace key i guess the OP wanted to disable the Button in the Browser GUI (the Left-Arrow) for going back one page. Eitherway i wouldn't suggest anyone restricting an user to do that.

Arunprasath Natarajan 28-Aug-12 10:15am

Refer the above edited answer.

SharmilaB 16-Mar-13 6:32am

this is working in internet explorer,but not in firefox

Ganesh Nikam · Answer 3 · 2012-08-28T19:18:00

Solution 3

hiii,

XML

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
    window.history.forward();
    function disableBack()
{
window.history.forward();
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY onload="disableBack();" onpageshow="if(event.persisted) disableBack();">

Posted 28-Aug-12 19:18pm

Ganesh Nikam

Ashok Guntoju · Answer 4 · 2012-08-28T21:30:00

$(window).unload(function () {
if (document.getElementById("status").value == "1") {

window.location = "Homepage.aspx";
return true;
}
else {

window.location = "LoginPage.aspx";
return true;
}
});
function Login_Click1() {
document.getElementById("status").value = "1";
}

Take one hidden field like loading status as 0 like below:

prashant patil 4987 · Answer 5 · 2012-08-28T22:26:00

Solution 5

JavaScript

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<title>Untitled Page</title>
<script type = "text/javascript" >
function changeHashOnLoad() {
     window.location.href += "#";
     setTimeout("changeHashAgain()", "50"); 
}

function changeHashAgain() {
  window.location.href += "1";
}

var storedHash = window.location.hash;
window.setInterval(function () {
    if (window.location.hash != storedHash) {
         window.location.hash = storedHash;
    }
}, 50);
</script>

HTML

</head>
<body onload="changeHashOnLoad(); ">
Try to hit back!
</body>
</html

Posted 28-Aug-12 22:26pm

prashant patil 4987

Comments

[no name] 29-Aug-12 4:44am

continuously click on back button it will redirect to previous page...!(firefox)

Saroj Chaurasia 27-Aug-13 21:00pm

Thank you very much!!! it saved my day...

SharmilaB 16-Mar-13 6:37am

Thank you.....the above coding is working in html as well firefox!!!!!!!

prashant patil 4987 28-Aug-13 6:03am

Welcome... please Vote me up..

prashant patil 4987 28-Aug-13 6:02am

welcome Sharmila..

prashant patil 4987 28-Aug-13 6:03am

.. please Vote me up.. if u like my answer..

how to disable back button on firefox using javascript

5 solutions

Solution 2

Solution 1

Solution 3

Solution 4

Solution 5

Add your solution here

Preview 0

Existing Members

...or Join us