When I move forward one page

Moves the browser forward one page in its history, exactly like pressing the browser Forward button. It is the counterpart of move backward one page: the step only works if you have previously moved backward, since the Forward button is otherwise disabled and there is no next history entry to return to.

The step takes no parameters. If there is no forward history entry, the browser stays where it is, so a common gotcha is asserting a URL right after this step without having gone back first. Pair it with a URL assertion such as I should be on "..." to confirm the browser landed where you expect.

Accepted phrasings

When I move forward one page
When we move forward one page
When move forward one page

Examples

When I move forward one page
When we move forward one page
And move forward one page

In a real scenario

Scenario: Forward navigation returns the visitor to the page they left
  Given I am an anonymous user
   When I go to "/user/login"
    And wait
   Then I should see "Log in"
   When I move backward one page
    And wait
   Then I should not be on "/user/login"
   When I move forward one page
    And wait
   Then I should be on "/user/login"

Related steps

• When I move backward one page
• When I reload the page
• When I go to a specific page
• Then I should be on a page

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