Location: reload() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The reload()
method of the Location
interface reloads the current URL, like the Refresh button.
Syntax
js
reload()
Parameters
forceGet
Non-standard-
Pass
true
to force a reload bypassing the cache. Defaults tofalse
. Only supported in Firefox.
Return value
None (undefined
).
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
js
// reload the current page
window.location.reload();
Specifications
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HTML # dom-location-reload-dev |
Browser compatibility
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- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
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See also
- The
Location
interface it belongs to. - Similar methods:
Location.assign()
andLocation.replace()
.