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NavigationDestination: key property

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The key read-only property of the NavigationDestination interface returns the key value of the destination NavigationHistoryEntry if the navigationType is traverse, or an empty string otherwise.

The key is a unique, UA-generated value that represents the history entry’s slot in the history entries list, used to navigate to this place in the history via traverseTo(). It will be reused by other entries that replace the entry in the list (i.e., if the navigationType is replace).

Value

A string representing the key of the destination NavigationHistoryEntry, or an empty string.

Examples

navigation.addEventListener("navigate", (event) => {
  console.log(event.destination.key);
});

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also