deleteDatabase

Summary

Deletes a database with the specified name.

Method of apis/indexeddb/IDBFactoryapis/indexeddb/IDBFactory

Syntax

var dbOpenRequest = window.indexeddb.deleteDatabase(name);

Parameters

name

Data-type

String

The name of the database to delete.

Return Value

Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node

An IDBOpenRequest request object that fires events to indicate the result of the request.

Examples

Delete a database

var dbDeleteRequest = window.indexedDB.deleteDatabase("BookShop1");
  dbDeleteRequest.onsuccess = function(e){
    write("Database successfully deleted");

  };

  dbDeleteRequest.onerror = function(e){
    write("Error deleting DB");
  };
  dbDeleteRequest.onblocked = function(e){
    write("Deleting DB Blocked");
  };

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Related specifications

W3C IndexedDB Specification

W3C Proposed Recommendation

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]