[webkit-dev] Accessing back/forward history

[Brady Eidson]

Hey Oscar,

It sounds like you're wanting to access the back/forward list  
directly.  getHistoryLength() and historyURL() are *primarily* in  
FrameLoader for use internal to FrameLoader.

Since the back/forward list is more a property of the Page you should  
be manipulating it from there if you need more advanced information  
from it.
Like you already pointed out, this is cake - anywhere you have a  
frame, you just call frame->page()->backForwardList()

Thanks,
~ Brady

On Feb 22, 2007, at 2:06 AM, Oscar Cwajbaum wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In my client code I need to get the length of the back and forward  
> histories, and the page title for any given entry in the back/ 
> forward history.
>
> When I started implementing this, I found that FrameLoader has the  
> getHistoryLength method for getting the length of the back history,  
> but no equivalent method for getting the length of the forward  
> history. Also, I found the FrameLoader method historyURL, which  
> gets the URL for an entry in the back/forward history, but no  
> equivalent method for page title.
>
> I can see three ways of implementing this:
>
> 1. Add getForwardHistoryLength and historyTitle FrameLoader  
> methods, and submit them as a patch.
>
> 2. Add a historyTitle FrameLoader method, overload (or modify) the  
> getHistoryLength method to take a direction parameter, and submit  
> this as a patch.
>
> 3. Bypass the FrameLoader methods, and use page()->backForwardList 
> () to access the back/forward list directly.
>
> What's the recommended way of implementing this?
>
> Thanks,
> Oscar Cwajbaum
>
>
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