location.reload()

location.reload() reloads the current page.

 
<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>Example</title> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <script> 
               location.reload(); //reload - possibly from cache 
        </script> 
    </body> 
</html>
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To force a reload from the server, pass in true as an argument like this:

 
<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>Example</title> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <script> 
              location.reload(true); //reload - go back to the server 
        </script> 
    </body> 
</html>
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Location:
  1. The Location Object
  2. To get information about the location of the current page
  3. Location assign()
  4. Location.hash
  5. Location.hostname
  6. Location.href
  7. location.pathname
  8. location.port
  9. location.reload()
  10. location.replace()
  11. Location.search
  12. Query String Arguments