Web Storage API

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:REST_API
gptkbp:accessibleBy gptkb:JavaScript
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:DOM_Storage
gptkbp:alternativeTo cookies
gptkbp:API synchronous
gptkbp:category Web development
Client-side storage
HTML5 feature
gptkbp:dataPersistence localStorage: persistent
sessionStorage: per session
gptkbp:dataTypeStored string
gptkbp:documentation https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API
gptkbp:features gptkb:same-origin_policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Web Storage API
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:HTML5
gptkbp:maximumStorageSize typically 5MB per origin
gptkbp:method clear()
getItem()
key()
removeItem()
setItem()
gptkbp:notAccessibleFrom server-side code
other browser tabs (for sessionStorage)
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor large files
storing sensitive data
gptkbp:provides localStorage
sessionStorage
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cache_API
gptkb:IndexedDB
Cookies
gptkbp:removes digital media
browser
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:W3C
gptkbp:storesDataAs key-value pairs
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:opera
gptkb:Edge
gptkb:Safari
gptkb:Firefox
gptkb:Chrome
gptkbp:usedFor client-side data storage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HTML_device_APIs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5