The location Object s Methods

The location Object's Methods

You can find the location object's methods in Table 10.9.

Table 10.9. The Properties and Methods of the location Object

Method	NS2	NS3	NS4	NS6	IE3a	IE3b	IE4	IE5	IE5.5	IE6
assign	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
	Returns: Nothing
	This method performs the same action as assigning a URL to the href property.
	Syntax: assign( URL ) , where URL is the new URL.
reload		x	x	x			x	x	x	x
	Reloads the current page.
	Syntax: location.reload([ flag ]) , where flag is true if you want the page to be reloaded from the server, or false (the default) if you want the page reloaded from the browser's cache (if it's still there).
replace		x	x	x			x	x	x	x
	Replaces the current document by loading another document from the given URL.
	Syntax: location.replace( URL ) , where URL is the new URL.