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How do I go back to the previous page and restore the scroll position after animation?

$('a').click(function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();

    var newLocation = this.href;

    $('body').fadeOut(250, newPage);

    function newPage() {
        window.location = newLocation;
    }
});

The goal is to stroke the page whenever a link is clicked. The problem is with links like this:

<a href='javascript:history.back()'>Link</a>

Usually when the href is "javascript: history.back ()" it goes back to the scroll position on the previous page, which is what I want. This code will move it to the top of the page. How can I fix this?

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history.back

is a function. You have to call this as a function. Returning to navigation history by assignment window.location

does not work.

Your code should behave differently depending on the link you clicked on.

$('a').click(function (e) 
{
    e.preventDefault();
    var newLocation = this.href;
    $('body').fadeOut(250, newPage);

    function newPage() 
    {
        if(newLocation == "javascript:history.back()")
        {
          history.back();
        }
        else
        {
           window.location = newLocation;
        }
    }
});

Complete set of tests:



Caller.html

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<a href="Callee.html">Go to Callee</a>

</body>
</html>

Callee.html

<html>
<head><title>Callee</title></head>
<body>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <a href="javascript:history.back()">Go back</a>

<script>
$('a').click(function (e) 
{
    e.preventDefault();
    var newLocation = this.href;
    $('body').fadeOut(250, newPage);

    function newPage() 
    {
        if(newLocation == "javascript:history.back()")
        {
          history.back();
        }
        else
        {
           window.location = newLocation;
        }
    }
});
</script>

  </body>
</html>
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