javascript storage data code example

Example 1: store data in localstorage javascript

var testObject = { 'one': 1, 'two': 2, 'three': 3 };

// Put the object into storage
localStorage.setItem('testObject', JSON.stringify(testObject));

// Retrieve the object from storage
var retrievedObject = localStorage.getItem('testObject');

console.log('retrievedObject: ', JSON.parse(retrievedObject));

Example 2: local storage javascript

function createItem() {
	localStorage.setItem('nameOfItem', 'value'); 
} 
createItem() // Creates a item named 'nameOfItem' and stores a value of 'value'

function getValue() {
	return localStorage.getItem('nameOfItem');  
} // Gets the value of 'nameOfItem' and returns it
console.log(getValue()); //'value';

Example 3: localStorage

// localStorage for objects, arrays or any data type
var obj = {
	firstName: "Bob",
    lastName: "Jeff",
    age: 13
}
localStorage.setItem("itemname", JSON.stringify(obj)); // Save the obj as string
var item = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("itemname")); 
// ^^ Parse string then set `item` as the obj

Example 4: javascript save data to local storage

// Store
localStorage.lastname = "Smith";
// Retrieve
document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = localStorage.lastname;
// Remove
localStorage.removeItem("lastname");