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IDBVersionChangeEvent: IDBVersionChangeEvent() constructor

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The IDBVersionChangeEvent() constructor creates a new IDBVersionChangeEvent object, which is used to represent when a version of the database has changed, as a result of the onupgradeneeded event handler.

Syntax

js

new IDBVersionChangeEvent(type)
new IDBVersionChangeEvent(type, options)

Parameters

type

A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive and browsers set it to versionchange, success, or blocked.

options Optional

An object that, in addition of the properties defined in Event(), can have the following properties:

oldVersion Optional

A number representing the previous version of the database. It defaults to 0.

newVersion Optional

An unsigned long representing the new version of the database, or null if the database is being deleted. It defaults is null.

Return value

A new IDBVersionChangeEvent object.

Examples

For a full working example, see our To-do Notifications app (view example live).

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
IDBVersionChangeEvent 41 79 25 No 28 10 41 41 25 28 10 4.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IDBVersionChangeEvent/IDBVersionChangeEvent