IDBCursor.key

The key read-only property of the IDBCursor interface returns the key for the record at the cursor's position. If the cursor is outside its range, this is set to undefined. The cursor's key can be any data type.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

var key = cursor.key;

Value

A value of any type.

Example

In this simple fragment we create a transaction, retrieve an object store, then use a cursor to iterate through all the records in the object store. Within each iteration we log the key of the cursor to the console, something like this (its the album title in each case, which is our key).

The cursor does not require us to select the data based on a key; we can just grab all of it. Also note that in each iteration of the loop, you can grab data from the current record under the cursor object using cursor.value.foo. For a complete working example, see our IDBCursor example (view example live.)

function displayData() {
  var transaction = db.transaction(['rushAlbumList'], "readonly");
  var objectStore = transaction.objectStore('rushAlbumList');

  objectStore.openCursor().onsuccess = function(event) {
    var cursor = event.target.result;
    if(cursor) {
      var listItem = document.createElement('li');
      listItem.innerHTML = cursor.value.albumTitle + ', ' + cursor.value.year;
      list.appendChild(listItem);

      console.log(cursor.key);
      cursor.continue();
    } else {
      console.log('Entries all displayed.');
    }
  };
};

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Indexed Database API 2.0
The definition of 'key' in that specification.
Recommendation
Indexed Database API Draft
The definition of 'key' in that specification.
Recommendation

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
keyChrome Full support 24
Full support 24
No support 23 — 24
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit
Edge Full support 12Firefox Full support 16
Full support 16
No support 10 — 16
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz
IE Partial support 10Opera Full support 15Safari Full support 7WebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support 22Opera Android Full support 14Safari iOS Full support 8Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
Binary keysChrome Full support 58Edge Full support ≤79Firefox Full support 51IE ? Opera Full support 45Safari Full support 10.1WebView Android Full support 58Chrome Android Full support 58Firefox Android ? Opera Android Full support 43Safari iOS Full support 10.3Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0

Legend

Full support
Full support
Partial support
Partial support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.

See also