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How to: Chrome/Chromium – disable HTML5 LocalStorage and Databases for all webpages /or ask user #fix #answer #it

Chrome/Chromium – disable HTML5 LocalStorage and Databases for all webpages /or ask user

My question is about fine tuning of Chrome or Chromium browser. It have support of new generation of cookies: HTML5 LocalStorage and Databases. Some ad sites uses LocalStorage to do user tracking, some other sites uses this too. Also, chrome plugins (extensions) often uses localstorage to keep settings.

I…

Answer: How to clear all HTML5 local storage from Safari? #programming #answer #computers

How to clear all HTML5 local storage from Safari?

It seems stackauth.com has used some local storage which my Safari does not show me, and hence cannot be deleted. So, in general: how to ensure all local storage is deleted from Safari?

Some background and details:

The HTML5 Local Storageallows websites to store information on a computer. (That’s a bit like cookies, but the contents are not sent…

Fixed how to store an Array in localStorage? #dev #it #asnwer

how to store an Array in localStorage?

If i didn’t need localStorage, my code would look like this:

var names=new Array(); names[0]=prompt("New member name?");

This works, however I need to store this variable in localStorage and its proving quite stubborn. I’ve tried:

var localStorage[names]=new Array(); localStorage.names[0]=prompt("New member name?");

Where am I going wrong?

Answer: how to…

Fixed Clear localStorage #dev #it #asnwer

Clear localStorage

Is there a way to reset a users localStorage in javascript?

Answer: Clear localStorage

Use this to clear localStorage:

localStorage.clear();

Answer: Clear localStorage

window.localStorage.clear() //try that

Answer: Clear localStorage

https://github.com/thyagoquintas/jquery-storage

You can use a simple jQuery plugin for store information using localStorage or cookie. This…

Fixed Local Storage vs Cookies #dev #it #asnwer

Local Storage vs Cookies

I want to reduce load times on my websites by moving all cookies into local storage since they seem to have the same functionality. Are there any pros/cons (especially performance-wise) in using local storage to replace cookie functionality except for the obvious compatibility issues?

Answer: Local Storage vs Cookies

Well, local storage speed greatly depends on the…

How to: What is the max size of localStorage values?

What is the max size of localStorage values?

Since localStorage (currently) only supports strings as values and in order to that the objects have to be stringified (stored as JSON-string), before they can be stored, I wondered if there is a defined limitation regarding the length of the values.

Does anyone know if there is a definition which applies to all browsers?

Answer: What is the max size…

Fixed Storing Objects in HTML5 localStorage #dev #it #asnwer

Storing Objects in HTML5 localStorage

I’d like to store a JavaScript object in HTML5 localStorage, but my object is apparently being converted to a string.

I can store and retrieve primitive JavaScript types and arrays using localStorage, but objects don’t seem to work. Should they?

Here’s my code:

var testObject = { 'one': 1, 'two': 2, 'three': 3 }; console.log('typeof testObject: ' + typeof…