Location: reload() method - Web APIs | MDN (original) (raw)
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The reload() method of the Location interface reloads the current URL, like the Refresh button.
Syntax
Parameters
Pass true to force a reload bypassing the cache. Defaults to false. Only supported in Firefox.
Return value
Exceptions
SecurityError DOMException
Thrown if the origin of the script calling the method is not the same origin of the page originally described by the Location object, mostly when the script is hosted on a different domain.
Examples
// reload the current page
window.location.reload();
Specifications
| Specification |
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| HTML # dom-location-reload-dev |
Browser compatibility
See also
- The Location interface it belongs to.
- Similar methods: Location.assign() andLocation.replace().