Reload whole page in 'lightning' using java script

Question

I have added 'VF Page' in lightning, I just want to refresh the whole page using javascript when event raised in VF page. I have used windw.location.reload(). But its not working.

Answer 1

You can use force:refreshView to force all data to reload, but the page itself still will not reload. This is because Lightning is meant to be a Single Page Application (SPA). Example code from the documentation is as follows:

refresh : function(component, event, helper) {
    var action = cmp.get('c.myController');
    action.setCallback(cmp,
        function(response) {
            var state = response.getState();
            if (state === 'SUCCESS'){
                $A.get('e.force:refreshView').fire();
            } else {
                 //do something
            }
        }
    );
    $A.enqueueAction(action);
}