How to reload a page using JavaScript

Javascript Problem Overview

How can I reload the page using JavaScript?

I need a method that works in all browsers.

Javascript Solutions

Solution 1 - Javascript

JavaScript 1.2 and newer

window.location.reload();
// If we needed to force the document to be fetched from the
// web server again (such as where the document contents
// change dynamically but cache control headers are not
// configured properly), Firefox supports a non-standard
// parameter that can be set to true to bypass the cache:
//window.location.reload(true);

JavaScript 1.1

window.location.replace(window.location.pathname + window.location.search + window.location.hash);
// does not create a history entry

JavaScript 1.0

window.location.href = window.location.pathname + window.location.search + window.location.hash;
// creates a history entry

Solution 2 - Javascript

location.reload();

See this MDN page for more information.

If you are refreshing after an onclick then you'll need to return false directly after

location.reload();
return false;

Solution 3 - Javascript

I was looking for some information regarding reloads on pages retrieved with POST requests, such as after submitting a method="post" form.

To reload the page keeping the POST data, use:

window.location.reload();

To reload the page discarding the POST data (perform a GET request), use:

window.location.href = window.location.href;

Hopefully this can help others looking for the same information.

Solution 4 - Javascript

You can perform this task using window.location.reload();. As there are many ways to do this but I think it is the appropriate way to reload the same document with JavaScript. Here is the explanation

JavaScript window.location object can be used

to get current page address (URL)
to redirect the browser to another page
to reload the same page

window: in JavaScript represents an open window in a browser.

location: in JavaScript holds information about current URL.

The location object is like a fragment of the window object and is called up through the window.location property.

location object has three methods:

assign(): used to load a new document
reload(): used to reload current document
replace(): used to replace current document with a new one

So here we need to use reload(), because it can help us in reloading the same document.

So use it like window.location.reload();.

Online demo on jsfiddle

To ask your browser to retrieve the page directly from the server not from the cache, you can pass a true parameter to location.reload(). This method is compatible with all major browsers, including IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera.

Solution 5 - Javascript

Try:

window.location.reload(true);

The parameter set to 'true' reloads a fresh copy from the server. Leaving it out will serve the page from cache.

More information can be found at MSDN and in the Mozilla documentation.

Solution 6 - Javascript

This works for me:

function refresh() {    
    setTimeout(function () {
        location.reload()
    }, 100);
}

http://jsfiddle.net/umerqureshi/znruyzop/

Solution 7 - Javascript

To reload a page using JavaScript, use:

window.location.reload();

Solution 8 - Javascript

If you put

window.location.reload(true);

at the beginning of your page with no other condition qualifying why that code runs, the page will load and then continue to reload itself until you close your browser.

Solution 9 - Javascript

location.href = location.href;

Solution 10 - Javascript

Shortest (more)

history.go()

Solution 11 - Javascript

This should work:

window.location.href = window.location.href.split( '#' )[0];

var x = window.location.href;
x = x.split( '#' );
window.location.href = x[0];

I prefer this for the following reasons:

Removes the part after the #, ensuring the page reloads on browsers that won't reload content that has it.
It doesn't ask you if want to repost last content if you recently submit a form.
It should work even on most recent browsers. Tested on Lasted Firefox and Chrome.

Alternatively, you may use the most recent official method for this task

window.location.reload()

Solution 12 - Javascript

The Javascript reload() method is used to reload the current document or URL. The javascript location.reload(true) method work just like reload button in your browser. By default, the JS reload() method reloads the page from the cache, however you may force it to reload the page from the server side by setting the forceGet parameter to true: location. reload(true). Source: https://www.coderepublics.com/JavaScript/javascript-location-reload-true.php

What about Depricated? It is only the reload with forcedReload which is now deprecated. But to avoid depricated error you can use location.reload() without the forceReload flag.

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