PerformanceNavigation.type

Deprecated

This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

Warning

This interface of this property is deprecated in the Navigation Timing Level 2 specification. Please use the PerformanceNavigationTiming interface instead.

The legacy PerformanceNavigation.type read-only property returns an unsigned short containing a constant describing how the navigation to this page was done. Possible values are:

Value	Constant name	Meaning
`0`	`TYPE_NAVIGATE`	The page was accessed by following a link, a bookmark, a form submission, a script, or typing the URL in the address bar.
`1`	`TYPE_RELOAD`	The page was accessed by clicking the Reload button or via the `Location.reload()` method.
`2`	`TYPE_BACK_FORWARD`	The page was accessed by navigating into the history.
`255`	`TYPE_RESERVED`	Any other way.

Syntax

type = performanceNavigation.type;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Navigation Timing The definition of 'PerformanceNavigation.type' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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