window.history.back() does not support reload or refresh of the page. But you can use following if you are okay with an extra refresh
window.history.back()
window.location.reload()
However a real complete solution would be as follows: I wrote a service to keep track of previous page and then navigate to that page with reload:true
Here is how i did it.
'use strict';
angular.module('tryme5App')
.factory('RouterTracker', function RouterTracker($rootScope) {
var routeHistory = [];
var service = {
getRouteHistory: getRouteHistory
};
$rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess', function (ev, to, toParams, from, fromParams) {
routeHistory = [];
routeHistory.push({route: from, routeParams: fromParams});
});
function getRouteHistory() {
return routeHistory;
}
return service;
});
Make sure you have included this js file from you index.html
<script src="scripts/components/util/route.service.js"></script>
Now from you stateprovider or controller you can access this service and navigate
var routeHistory = RouterTracker.getRouteHistory();
console.log(routeHistory[0].route.name)
$state.go(routeHistory[0].route.name, null, { reload: true });
or alternatively even perform checks and conditional routing
var routeHistory = RouterTracker.getRouteHistory();
console.log(routeHistory[0].route.name)
if(routeHistory[0].route.name == 'seat') {
$state.go('seat', null, { reload: true });
} else {
window.history.back()
}
Make sure you have added RouterTracker as an argument in your function in my case it was :
.state('seat.new', {
parent: 'seat',
url: '/new',
data: {
authorities: ['ROLE_USER'],
},
onEnter: ['$stateParams', '$state', '$uibModal', 'RouterTracker', function($stateParams, $state, $uibModal, RouterTracker) {
$uibModal.open({
//....Open dialog.....
}).result.then(function(result) {
var routeHistory = RouterTracker.getRouteHistory();
console.log(routeHistory[0].route.name)
$state.go(routeHistory[0].route.name, null, { reload: true });
}, function() {
$state.go('^');
})