[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Retrieves the current value associated with the Web Storage key.

Syntax

var retval = Storage.getItem(bstrKey);

Standards information

• Web Storage, Section 4.1

Parameters

bstrKey [in]

Type: BSTR

The name of the key (a valid UTF-16 string, including the empty string).

Return value

Type: VariantReturns the value associated with the key specified in bstrKey.

Remarks

Any valid UTF-16 string, including the empty string, is a valid key name.

If the specified bstrKey does not exist in the list associated with the object, then this method returns null.

Attempts to read or write a secured item from script running in the context of an unsecured URL are not permitted.

See also

Storage

setItem

 

 

Build date: 2/14/2012