The key()
method of the Storage
interface, when passed a number n, returns the name of the nth key in a given Storage
object. The order of keys is user-agent defined, so you should not rely on it.
The key()
method of the Storage
interface, when passed a number n, returns the name of the nth key in a given Storage
object. The order of keys is user-agent defined, so you should not rely on it.
js
key(index)
index
An integer representing the number of the key you want to get the name of. This is a zero-based index.
A string containing the name of the key. If the index does not exist, null
is returned.
The following function iterates over the local storage keys:
js
function forEachKey(callback) { for (let i = 0; i < localStorage.length; i++) { callback(localStorage.key(i)); } }
The following function iterates over the local storage keys and gets the value set for each key:
js
for (let i = 0; i < localStorage.length; i++) { console.log(localStorage.getItem(localStorage.key(i))); }
Note: For a real-world example, see our Web Storage Demo.
Specification |
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HTML Standard # dom-storage-key-dev |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
key |
4 | 12 | 3.5 | 8 | 10.5 | 4 | ≤37 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage/key