How to Restrict/Disable back button in browser

Question

Hi guys,
I am writing a enterprise web application using ADF. I am using JDeveloper 11.1.2.0.0.
I want to restrict/ disable browser back/forward buttons in all my .jspx and .jsf pages.
It was discussed in following thread as well.
how to Restrict/Disable  back button in browser
Can somebody give a way to do this please.
Regards !
Sameera

Answer 1

Hi Sudipto,
This is one of my .jspx pages. I wonder where should I put that javascript code. I have tried in several places and didn't work.
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
<jsp:root xmlns:jsp="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page" version="2.1"
xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"
xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"
xmlns:af="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/faces/rich">
<jsp:directive.page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8"/>
<f:view>
<af:document title="Registration Page" id="d1">
<af:messages id="m1"/>
<af:form id="f1">
<af:pageTemplate viewId="/MyPageTemplate.jspx" id="pt1">
<f:facet name="MainPageRegion">
<af:group id="g1">
<af:panelSplitter splitterPosition="454"
inlineStyle="width:943px; height:200px;"
id="FirstRN">
<f:facet name="first">
<af:panelGroupLayout layout="scroll" id="pgl1">
<af:outputText value="Registration Details"
inlineStyle="font-weight:bold;" id="ot1"/>
<af:separator id="s1"/>
<af:panelFormLayout labelAlignment="start" id="pfl1">
<f:facet name="footer"/>
<af:panelLabelAndMessage label="#{bindings.RegNum.hints.label}" id="plam1">
<af:outputText value="#{bindings.RegNum.inputValue}" id="ot2"/>
</af:panelLabelAndMessage>
<af:selectOneChoice value="#{bindings.ProcType.inputValue}"
label="#{bindings.ProcType.label}"
required="#{bindings.ProcType.hints.mandatory}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.ProcType.hints.tooltip}" id="soc1">
<f:selectItems value="#{bindings.ProcType.items}" id="si1"/>
</af:selectOneChoice>
<af:selectOneChoice value="#{bindings.RegStatus.inputValue}"
label="#{bindings.RegStatus.label}"
required="#{bindings.RegStatus.hints.mandatory}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.RegStatus.hints.tooltip}" id="soc2">
<f:selectItems value="#{bindings.RegStatus.items}" id="si2"/>
</af:selectOneChoice>
<af:panelLabelAndMessage label="#{bindings.TotalUsdAmt.hints.label}" id="plam2">
<af:outputText value="#{bindings.TotalUsdAmt.inputValue}" id="ot3">
<af:convertNumber groupingUsed="false"
pattern="#{bindings.TotalUsdAmt.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:panelLabelAndMessage>
<af:panelLabelAndMessage label="#{bindings.TotalPfiAmt.hints.label}" id="plam3">
<af:outputText value="#{bindings.TotalPfiAmt.inputValue}" id="ot4">
<af:convertNumber groupingUsed="false"
pattern="#{bindings.TotalPfiAmt.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:panelLabelAndMessage>
</af:panelFormLayout>
</af:panelGroupLayout>
</f:facet>
<f:facet name="second">
<af:panelGroupLayout layout="scroll"
xmlns:af="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/faces/rich" id="pgl2">
<af:outputText value="Creation Details"
inlineStyle="font-weight:bold;" id="ot5"/>
<af:separator id="s2"/>
<af:panelFormLayout labelAlignment="start" id="pfl2">
<f:facet name="footer"/>
<af:panelLabelAndMessage label="#{bindings.CreatedByName.hints.label}" id="plam4">
<af:outputText value="#{bindings.CreatedByName.inputValue}" id="ot6"/>
</af:panelLabelAndMessage>
<af:panelLabelAndMessage label="#{bindings.CreationDate.hints.label}" id="plam5">
<af:outputText value="#{bindings.CreationDate.inputValue}" id="ot7">
<af:convertDateTime pattern="#{bindings.CreationDate.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:panelLabelAndMessage>
<af:selectOneChoice value="#{bindings.RequestedBy.inputValue}"
label="#{bindings.RequestedBy.label}"
required="#{bindings.RequestedBy.hints.mandatory}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.RequestedBy.hints.tooltip}" id="soc3">
<f:selectItems value="#{bindings.RequestedBy.items}" id="si3"/>
</af:selectOneChoice>
<af:panelLabelAndMessage label="#{bindings.DepartmentName.hints.label}" id="plam6">
<af:outputText value="#{bindings.DepartmentName.inputValue}" id="ot8"/>
</af:panelLabelAndMessage>
</af:panelFormLayout>
</af:panelGroupLayout>
</f:facet>
</af:panelSplitter>
<af:panelSplitter inlineStyle="width:944px; height:132px;"
splitterPosition="452" id="SecondRN">
<f:facet name="first">
<af:panelGroupLayout layout="scroll"
xmlns:af="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/faces/rich" id="pgl3">
<af:outputText value="Notes to Buyer"
inlineStyle="font-weight:bold;" id="ot9"/>
<af:separator id="s3"/>
<af:inputText value="#{bindings.NotesBuyer.inputValue}"
simple="true"
required="#{bindings.NotesBuyer.hints.mandatory}"
columns="#{bindings.NotesBuyer.hints.displayWidth}"
maximumLength="#{bindings.NotesBuyer.hints.precision}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.NotesBuyer.hints.tooltip}"
rows="5" id="it1">
<f:validator binding="#{bindings.NotesBuyer.validator}"/>
</af:inputText>
</af:panelGroupLayout>
</f:facet>
<f:facet name="second">
<af:panelGroupLayout layout="scroll"
xmlns:af="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/faces/rich" id="pgl4">
<af:outputText value="Party Notes"
inlineStyle="font-weight:bold;" id="ot10"/>
<af:separator id="s4"/>
<af:inputText value="#{bindings.PartyNotes.inputValue}"
simple="true"
required="#{bindings.PartyNotes.hints.mandatory}"
columns="#{bindings.PartyNotes.hints.displayWidth}"
maximumLength="#{bindings.PartyNotes.hints.precision}"
shortDesc="#{bindings.PartyNotes.hints.tooltip}"
rows="5" id="it2">
<f:validator binding="#{bindings.PartyNotes.validator}"/>
</af:inputText>
</af:panelGroupLayout>
</f:facet>
</af:panelSplitter>
<af:spacer width="10" height="20" id="s5"/>
<af:outputText value="Registration Lines"
inlineStyle="font-weight:bold;" id="ot11"/>
<af:separator id="s6"/>
<af:commandButton text="Add Item"
disabled="#{RegistrationBean.disableAddItemBtn}"
action="CatalogPage" id="cb1"/>
<af:commandButton text="Search Item"
action="ItemLitsPage"
disabled="#{RegistrationBean.disableSearchCataBtn}" id="cb2"/>
<af:table value="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.collectionModel}"
var="row" rows="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.rangeSize}"
emptyText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.viewable ? 'No rows yet.' : 'Access Denied.'}"
fetchSize="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.rangeSize}"
width="900" id="t1">
<af:column sortProperty="ProductCode" sortable="false"
headerText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.ProductCode.label}" id="c1">
<af:outputText value="#{row.ProductCode}" id="ot12"/>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="Qty" sortable="false"
headerText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.Qty.label}" id="c2">
<af:outputText value="#{row.Qty}" id="ot13">
<af:convertNumber groupingUsed="false"
pattern="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.Qty.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="UnitPrice" sortable="false"
headerText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UnitPrice.label}" id="c3">
<af:outputText value="#{row.UnitPrice}" id="ot14">
<af:convertNumber groupingUsed="false"
pattern="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UnitPrice.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="Currency" sortable="false"
headerText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.Currency.label}" id="c4">
<af:outputText value="#{row.Currency}" id="ot15"/>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="UsdAmount" sortable="false"
headerText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UsdAmount.label}" id="c5">
<af:outputText value="#{row.UsdAmount}" id="ot16">
<af:convertNumber groupingUsed="false"
pattern="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UsdAmount.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="UsdPfiAmount" sortable="false"
headerText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UsdPfiAmount.label}" id="c6">
<af:outputText value="#{row.UsdPfiAmount}" id="ot17">
<af:convertNumber groupingUsed="false"
pattern="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UsdPfiAmount.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:column>
<af:column sortProperty="UsdTotalAmount" sortable="false"
headerText="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UsdTotalAmount.label}" id="c7">
<af:outputText value="#{row.UsdTotalAmount}" id="ot18">
<af:convertNumber groupingUsed="false"
pattern="#{bindings.RegLinesRegPageVO.hints.UsdTotalAmount.format}"/>
</af:outputText>
</af:column>
</af:table>
</af:group>
</f:facet>
<f:facet name="ActionButtonBarRegion">
<af:group id="g2">
<af:commandButton actionListener="#{bindings.Commit.execute}"
text="Save"
disabled="false" id="cb3">
<af:setActionListener from="#{false}"
to="#{RegistrationBean.disableAddItemBtn}"/>
<af:setActionListener from="#{false}"
to="#{RegistrationBean.disableSearchCataBtn}"/>
<af:setActionListener from="#{bindings.RegistrationId.inputValue}"
to="#{pageFlowScope.regToEdit}"/>
</af:commandButton>
<af:commandButton text="Home" action="HomePage" immediate="true" id="cb4"/>
</af:group>
</f:facet>
<f:attribute name="PageTitle" value="Registration Page"/>
</af:pageTemplate>
</af:form>
</af:document>
</f:view>
</jsp:root>
Regards !
Sameera
Edited by: samme4life on May 17, 2012 2:39 AM
Edited by: samme4life on May 17, 2012 2:42 AM