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Bakudan
Bakudan

Reputation: 19492

Difference between window.location.assign() and window.location.replace()

What is the difference between window.location.assign() and window.location.replace(), when both redirect to a new page?

Upvotes: 128

Views: 98923

Answers (4)

redanthrax
redanthrax

Reputation: 1724

Using window.location.assign("url") will just cause a new document to load. Using window.location.replace("url") will replace the current document and replace the current History with that URL making it so you can't go back to the previous document loaded.

Reference: http://www.exforsys.com/tutorials/javascript/javascript-location-object.html

Upvotes: 156

Mohideen bin Mohammed
Mohideen bin Mohammed

Reputation: 20147

  1. location.assign():

    To assign route path by passing path into it. Assign will give you a history even after path was assigned.

    Usage Method: Value should be passed into it.

    Eg: location.assign("http://google.com")

location.assign()

  1. location.replace():

    It helps to replace path if you don't want to keep history. It won't give you a history once you replace its path.

    Usage Method: Value should be passed into it.

    Eg: location.replace("http://google.com")

location.repalce()

Upvotes: 18

Matt Ball
Matt Ball

Reputation: 359836

According to MDN:

The difference from the assign() method is that after using replace() the current page will not be saved in session history, meaning the user won't be able to use the Back button to navigate to it.

Upvotes: 34

martona
martona

Reputation: 5914

The difference is how history is handled. "Replace" won't give you history, "assign" will.

Upvotes: 42

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