The Back Button Utility for YUI 3 provides a simple API for detecting when a page is returned to via the back button. Arbitrary data can be stored on the page and retrieved when returning to the page.
The Back Button Utility is not a full-fledged history manager. Its sole purpose is to detect back button activity on a page-by-page basis.
See the examples directory for full usage examples. Here's the quick n' dirty.
// #bb-data is a hidden text input
var BB = new Y.BackButton({storageNode: '#bb-data'});
BB.add('foo', 'bar');
BB.on('return', function (e) {
alert(e.data.foo); // => 'bar'
});
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