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title	slug	page-type	status
Window.forward()	Web/API/Window/forward	web-api-instance-method	deprecated non-standard

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Moves the window one document forward in history. This was a Firefox-specific method and was removed in Firefox 31.

Note: Use the standard {{domxref("History.forward", "history.forward()")}} method instead.

Syntax

forward()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Examples

function goForward() {
  if (canGoForward) {
    window.forward();
  }
}

Specifications

This is not part of any specification.

Browser compatibility

This non-standard method was only implemented in Firefox, and was removed in Firefox 31.

See also

• {{domxref("History.back()")}}
• {{domxref("History.forward()")}}