In the following code the navigateToURL property is navigating to the same page which creates the refreshing of the page.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" minWidth="1024" applicationComplete="init()" minHeight="768"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import flash.net.navigateToURL; import mx.controls.Alert; private function init():void { } protected function button1_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { navigateToURL(new URLRequest("javascript:location.reload(true)"), "_self"); var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(Application.application.url); navigateToURL(urlRequest,"_self"); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Button x="187" y="101" label="Button" click="button1_clickHandler(event)"/> </mx:Application>