JavaScript: How to redirect to another page

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How do you redirect to another page in Javascript?

There are many ways to redirect to another page. But which is the best?

// 1. window.location
window.location.replace('http://www.example.com')
window.location.assign('http://www.example.com')
window.location.href = 'http://www.example.com'
document.location.href = '/path'
// 2. window.history
window.history.back()
window.history.go(-1)
// 3. window.navigate; ONLY for old versions of Internet Explorer
window.navigate('top.jsp')
// 4. More ways... but probably not a good idea 
self.location = 'http://www.example.com';
top.location = 'http://www.example.com';
// 5. jQuery
$(location).attr('href','http://www.example.com')
$(window).attr('location','http://www.example.com')
$(location).prop('href', 'http://www.example.com')

The best way is window.location.replace(...)

window.location.replace(...) is better than using window.location.href

replace() does not keep the originating page in the session history, meaning the user won't get stuck in a never-ending back-button fiasco. window.location.hrefis similar to clicking a link, and replace() is similar to a redirect.

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