The Storage Object
Storage Object
The Storage object of the Web Storage API provides access to the session
storage or local storage for a particular domain. This allows you to read,
add, modify, and delete stored data items.
Storage Object Properties and Methods
Property/Method |
Description |
key(n) |
Returns the name of the nth key in the storage |
length |
Returns the number of data items stored in the Storage object |
getItem(keyname) |
Returns the value of the specified key name |
setItem(keyname, value) |
Adds that key to the storage, or update that key's value if it already
exists |
removeItem(keyname) |
Removes that key from the storage |
clear() |
Empty all key out of the storage |
Related Pages for Web Storage API
Property |
Description |
window.localStorage |
Allows to save key/value pairs in a web browser. Stores the data with no
expiration date |
window.sessionStorage |
Allows to save key/value pairs in a web browser. Stores the data for one
session |