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Local Storage and How To Use It On Websites

Why would a developer use local storage for a web application?

• when you use an application and then close it, its state will be reset the next time you open it. If you close an application on your desktop and re-open it, its most recent state is restored
• So…as a developer, you need to store the state of your interface somewhere.
• This is where local storage comes in. You would keep a key on the user’s computer and read it out when the user returns.

What information should not be stored in local storage?

• PII or passwords

Local storage can store what type of data? How would you convert it to that type before storing?

• only store strings in the different keys. This means that when you have an object, it will not be stored the right way.

Bookmark/Skim

“The Past, Present, and Future of Local Storage for Web Applications”