WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope.indexedDB

The indexedDB read-only property of the WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope mixin provides a mechanism for applications to asynchronously access the capabilities of indexed databases.

Syntax

var IDBFactory = self.indexedDB;

Value

An IDBFactory object.

Example

The following code creates a request for a database to be opened asychronously, after which the database is opened when the request's onsuccess handler is fired:

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

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• 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.)