JavaScript LocalStorage and Session Storage API Tutorial

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This JavaScript LocalStorage and SessionStorage tutorial demonstrates the Web Storage API. We’ll compare Session Storage (sessionStorage) and Local Storage (localStorage). We’ll look at why JSON works so well with web storage. You will learn how to store persistent data for users between their visits to your web app. Let’s get started!

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✅ Quick Concepts outline:
JavaScript Web Storage API
(0:00) Intro
(0:14) Web Storage is part of the global window object
(4:02) Session Storage
(4:22) Local Storage for persistent data
(4:48) setItem
(5:28) The dev tools application tab
(5:50) What type of data does web storage store?
(6:20) getItem
(7:50) Why JSON is the perfect match for web storage
(12:15) A look at localStorage for persistent data
(14:15) removeItem
(14:55) Retrieving an item that does not exist
(15:25) Clear all items
(15:55) Get the key at a specific index position
(17:10) Return how many keys are in storage

📚 Further Reading:
MDN Web Docs:
Web Storage API: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API
sessionStorage: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/sessionStorage
localStorage: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/localStorage

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