IDBEnvironment.indexedDB

The indexedDB property of the IDBEnvironment interface provides a mechanism for applications to asynchronously access the capabilities of indexed databases.

SyntaxEdit

var DBOpenRequest = self.indexedDB.open("toDoList");

Value

An IDBFactory object.

ExampleEdit

var db;
function openDB() {
 var DBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open("toDoList");
 DBOpenRequest.onsuccess = function(e) {
   db = DBOpenRequest.result;
 }
} 
 

SpecificationsEdit

Browser compatibilityEdit

See alsoEdit

• Using IndexedDB
• Starting transactions: IDBDatabase
• Using transactions: IDBTransaction
• Setting a range of keys: IDBKeyRange
• Retrieving and making changes to your data: IDBObjectStore
• Using cursors: IDBCursor
• Reference example: To-do Notifications (view example live.)