length

Summary

Returns the number of key/value pairs currently present in the list associated with the object.

Property of apis/web-storage/Storage apis/web-storage/Storage

Syntax

Note: This property is read-only.

var result = object.length;

Return Value

Returns an object of type unsigned longunsigned long

Examples

This example creates two new localStorage items (a timestamp and a user name), then reports the number of key/value pairs (2).

window.localStorage.setItem('timestamp', (new Date()).getTime());
window.localStorage.setItem('user', 'Bob');
alert("There are " + window.localStorage.length + " localStorage item(s)");

Related specifications

W3C Web Storage Specification: W3C Editor’s Draft

Attributions

Microsoft Developer Network: Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article

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