Javascript Browser Storage getItem() Method

Introduction

Get the value of the specified local storage item: 

var x = localStorage.getItem("mytime");

This example demonstrates how to use the getItem() method to get the value of a specified local storage item.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="createItem()">Create local storage item</button>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Get the item value</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>

function createItem() {//from  www  . java  2 s. c  om
  localStorage.mytime = Date.now();
}

function myFunction() {
  var x = localStorage.getItem("mytime");
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}

</script>
</body>
</html>

The getItem() method returns value of the specified Storage Object item.

The getItem() method belongs to the Storage Object, which can be either a localStorage object or a sessionStorrage object. 

getItem(keyname);

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
keyname Required. A String specifying the name of the key you want to get the value of

The getItem() method returns a String representing the value of the specified key.




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