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What is a feature of the HTML5 History API?
The correct answer is A. It allows web applications to change the URL without reloading the page. HTML5 History API gives web applications programmatic control over the browser's session history stack, most notably through pushState() and replaceState() - methods that update the URL displayed in the address bar without triggering a full page reload, which is the foundation…
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What is a feature of the HTML5 History API?
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- AIt allows web applications to change the URL without reloading the page.
- BIt is used to create animations.
- CIt facilitates the use of SQL databases in web applications.
- DIt provides functionality for email sending.
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A88% (44)
- B6% (3)
- C2% (1)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
HTML5 History API gives web applications programmatic control over the browser's session history stack, most notably through pushState() and replaceState() - methods that update the URL displayed in the address bar without triggering a full page reload, which is the foundation of how modern single-page applications (SPAs) like React and Angular manage routing. Options B, C, and D describe entirely unrelated browser APIs: animations are handled by the Canvas API or CSS/Web Animations API, client-side databases fall under IndexedDB or the (deprecated) Web SQL API, and email sending has no native browser API at all. A helpful memory tip: think History = URL control - the API literally manages the browser history, so anything about navigating or changing URLs without reloading belongs to it.
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