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# WKBackForwardList

An object that manages the list of previously loaded webpages, which the web view uses for forward and backward navigation.

```
@MainActor class WKBackForwardList
```

## Overview

Use a [`WKBackForwardList`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList) object to retrieve a web view’s previously loaded pages. Typically, you don’t create [`WKBackForwardList`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList) objects directly. Each web view creates one automatically and uses it to store the history of all loaded pages. Fetch this object from your web view’s [`backForwardList`](/documentation/WebKit/WKWebView/backForwardList) property and use its contents to facilitate programmatic navigation.

## Topics

### Getting the Most Recent Items

[`backItem`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList/backItem)

The item immediately preceding the current item, if any.

[`currentItem`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList/currentItem)

The current item.

[`forwardItem`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList/forwardItem)

The item immediately following the current item, if any.

### Getting Specific Items in the List

[`item(at:)`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList/item(at:))

Returns the item at the relative offset from the current item.

### Getting Sublists

[`backList`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList/backList)

The array of items that precede the current item.

[`forwardList`](/documentation/WebKit/WKBackForwardList/forwardList)

The array of items that follow the current item.


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