WorkerGlobalScope: indexedDB property
BaselineWidely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
Note: This feature is only available inWeb Workers.
TheindexedDB
read-only property of theWorkerGlobalScope
interface provides a mechanism for workers toasynchronously access the capabilities of indexed databases.
Value
AnIDBFactory
object.
Examples
The following code creates a request for a database to be opened asynchronously, afterwhich the database is opened when the request'sonsuccess
handler is fired:
js
let db;function openDB() { const DBOpenRequest = self.indexedDB.open("toDoList"); DBOpenRequest.onsuccess = (e) => { db = DBOpenRequest.result; };}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Indexed Database API 3.0 # dom-windoworworkerglobalscope-indexeddb |
Browser compatibility
See also
- Using IndexedDB
- Starting transactions:
IDBDatabase
- Using transactions:
IDBTransaction
- Setting a range of keys:
IDBKeyRange
- Retrieving and making changes to your data:
IDBObjectStore
- Using cursors:
IDBCursor
- Reference example:To-do Notifications (View the example live).