---
title: "system.vision.goForward"
description: "Navigates \"forward\" to the last main-screen window the user was on when they executed a system.vision.goBack()."
---

# system.vision.goForward

> Navigates "forward" to the last main-screen window the user was on when they executed a system.vision.goBack().

:::info Backwards Compatibility
This function replaces [system.nav.goForward](versioned_docs/version-8.1/appendix/scripting-functions/system-nav/system-nav-goForward.md). Any scripts containing Vision Client scoped functions that were replaced with system.vision syntax will still work to maintain backwards compatibility.
:::

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
When using the [typical navigation strategy](ignition-modules/vision/vision-windows/navigation-strategies-in-vision/navigation-strategies-in-vision.md), this function will navigate "forward" to the last main-screen window the user was on when they executed a [system.vision.goBack()](appendix\scripting-functions\system-vision\system-vision-goBack.md).

:::note
This function is available on secondary desktops via the [system.vision.desktop](system-vision-desktop.md) function. See the [Multi-Monitor Clients](ignition-modules\vision\common-tasks-in-vision\multi-monitor-clients\multi-monitor-clients.md) page for more details on secondary desktops.
:::

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.vision.goForward()`

### Parameters
Nothing

### Returns
**Window** - A reference to window that was navigated to. Refer to the list of [window](appendix\components\vision-components\vision-window-object\vision-window-object.md) objects.

### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This code would go in a button to move to the last screen that used system.vision.goBack().
system.vision.goForward()
```