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Joe.wang
Joe.wang

Reputation: 11791

Backbone localstorage

All, I am a noob in Backbone, The question I asked maybe is easy for you . Recently I began to learn it from some basic tutorials, I found many demos mentions the localstorage which I can't understand . Say we have some code like this.

window.EmployeeList = Backbone.Collection.extend({
        model : Employee,
        localStorage: new Store("employees")
    });

Can anyone help to tell me where is the data employee stored in ? What is the localStorage? thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 403

Answers (1)

pfried
pfried

Reputation: 5079

The localStorage is a small database built into the browser. Usually it is for small Data <5MB

You can think of it as a better form of a cookie. You can create stores like your "employees" store and save data to it like a normal database.

This should improve performance and capabilities of modern web applications. For example google mail uses this localstorage to keep a local copy of your inbox in case your client is offline (no network on mobile devices)

You can inspect the localstorage e.g. in google chrome by F12 -> Resources -> LocalStorage

Upvotes: 2

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