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In this article, we are going to implement a JavaScript code that would allow us to reload a page only once.

The Simplest implementation:

window.location.reload()

It is the simplest inbuilt method in JavaScript that will reload the page, but the task is to refresh the page/reload the page only once.

As this JavaScript method reloads the page repeatedly & to fix this issue, we are going to use Location Hash property explained in the example. 

Example 1: This example describes the Location Hash property.

  • The hash property sets or returns the anchor part of the URL, including the hash/pound sign (#).
  • When using this property, do not include the pound (#) sign with the hash string.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <meta name="viewport" content=
    "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
  <title>Document</title>
</head>
  
<body>
  <script lang="javascript">
    const reloadUsingLocationHash = () => {
      window.location.hash = "reload";
    }
    window.onload = reloadUsingLocationHash();
  </script>
</body>
  
</html>


Output: The URL changes from http://127.0.0.1:5500/index.html to http://127.0.0.1:5500/index.html#reload 

Example 2: In this example, we are going to do the same thing but without using location.hash property & without changing/adding hash(#) sign to the URL of the page.

We are going to use DOM location reload() method to achieve the same.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content=
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
      
    <script type='text/javascript'>
  
        // JavaScript anonymous function
        (() => {
            if (window.localStorage) {
  
                // If there is no item as 'reload'
                // in localstorage then create one &
                // reload the page
                if (!localStorage.getItem('reload')) {
                    localStorage['reload'] = true;
                    window.location.reload();
                } else {
  
                    // If there exists a 'reload' item
                    // then clear the 'reload' item in
                    // local storage
                    localStorage.removeItem('reload');
                }
            }
        })(); // Calling anonymous function here only
    </script>
</head>
  
<body></body>
  
</html>


Output: Page reloads without modifying the existing URL and this all is possible because of the HTML DOM window local storage.



Last Updated : 12 Mar, 2021
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