the browser back button won't work

I'm working on a Java webapplication. Something I did, perhaps the javascript, caused the back button of the browser to stop working (it actually just shows a thinking circle on the tab in chrome).

The problem seems to be only in chrome

I'm not sure exactly what to look for...

What开发者_StackOverflow中文版 can cause the browser back button not to work?

This is an open bug on Chrome. It may not have anything to do with your application: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=1893e974f696f250&hl=en

Edit:

Here's the quick link to the actual reported bug.

Are you using the location.replace method anywhere? If you're talking in general and not just in Chrome, it's the only thing I can think of that would cause the back button not to work.

See the first point here.

Other than that, and especially if it just happens on Chrome, a browser bug seems much more likely.

Sounds like it could be a server side problem. Make sure you don't have any infinite loops and limit the runtime of your script.