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How to disable browser back button using JavaScript & MVC 5?



Hello everyone,

Today's I have a requirement to disable browsers back button in MVC 5 projects, I have fixed the the above problem using the below  example code.

Table of Contents :
  1. JavaScript code
  2. C# code for MVC ActionResult

Step 1. The JavaScript Code sample

The javascript code put master page of the application for disable the browser back button.


 
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//This is JavaScript code for "disable browsers back button.
 <script type="text/javascript">   
       function disableBackButtonAllBrowsers() {
            window.history.forward()
        };
        window.onload = disableBackButtonAllBrowsers();
        window.onpageshow = function (evts) { 
                       if (evts.persisted) {
                                disableBackButtonAllBrowsers();
                        }
         };
       
        window.onunload = function () {
                void (0)
        };
 </script>

//This is JavaScript code for "disable browsers back button.
 <script type="text/javascript">    
       function disableBackButtonAllBrowsers() {
            window.history.forward()
        };

        window.onload = disableBackButtonAllBrowsers();
        window.onpageshow = function (evts) {  
                       if (evts.persisted) {
                                disableBackButtonAllBrowsers(); 
                        }
         }; 
      
        window.onunload = function () { 
                void (0) 
        };
 </script>


Step 2. The MVC  example code for controller Action Result

The code sample for MVC controller Action events Result for log-out the applications. Please see the below example code.



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//This is MVC 5 code for executing action result.
public ActionResult Logout()
{
    //disable browsers back buttons.
    Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);
    Response.Cache.SetExpires(DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(-1));
    Response.Cache.SetNoStore();
    FormsAuthentication.SignOut();
    return View("Login");
}

//This is MVC 5 code for executing action result.
public ActionResult Logout()
{
    //disable browsers back buttons.
    Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);
    Response.Cache.SetExpires(DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(-1));
    Response.Cache.SetNoStore();

    FormsAuthentication.SignOut();

    return View("Login");
}

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