You can also set the value by using dot notation (obj.key):
sessionStorage.test1 = "Lorem ipsum";
This example demonstrates how you can get the value of a specified session storage item.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="createItem()">Create session storage item</button> <button onclick="myFunction()">Get the item value</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function createItem() {//from w w w.j a v a 2 s. c o m sessionStorage.test1 = "hello"; } function myFunction() { var x = sessionStorage.test1; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>