How to get localStorage in Javascript working in Firefox 71.0

Question

Below are two files. One to do a localStorage and two to retrieve the variable first_name. I get a null result when I try to retrieve the variable first_name value of "Peter". I have tried windows.localStorage to no avail. The URL called by the first file opens but no retrieval.

File 1

<script>
    localStorage.setItem("first_name", "Peter");
    window.open(URL);
</script>

File 2 - URL

<script>
    first_name="";
    localStorage.getItem("first_name");
    console.log("fn",first_name); 
</script>

Not sure what you mean here. Could you please elaborate. Much obliged for the comment. — dabl99, Dec 13 '19 at 03:53
Functions often return values. In order to use the values those functions return, you have to assign the return values to variables (or use them immediately). — CertainPerformance, Dec 13 '19 at 03:54

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 13 '19 at 01:44

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You don't set localStorage.getItem("first_name"); to a variable. Instead, your code should look like this:

var first_name = localStorage.getItem("first_name");
console.log("fn",first_name);

answered Dec 13 '19 at 01:44

Rojo

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Thanks Rojo, but still get a null result. – dabl99 Dec 13 '19 at 02:19

Ben Arvey · Answer 2 · 2019-12-17T01:13:26.043

Generally speaking, those are the right calls to localStorage (aside from not actually storing the output of getItem, as another answer has pointed out).

However, if "URL" is in a different domain or subdomain than the page where the first script runs, they won't share the same localStorage! Reference this question: In HTML5, is the localStorage object isolated per page/domain?

If this is in fact the case, you have a somewhat complicated problem on your hands. Depending on your needs and framework, you might find some useful ideas in one of these questions:

Thanks ben, but both files are in the same domain. – dabl99 Dec 13 '19 at 02:19 — dabl99, Dec 13 '19 at 02:19

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 13 '19 at 02:36

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Try this:

window.localStorage.setItem("first_name", "Peter");
var first_name = window.localStorage.getItem("first_name");
console.log(first_name);

answered Dec 13 '19 at 02:36

Aaron Plocharczyk

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No other code being used apart from the javascript code in the header section. And as far as I know there is no restriction on writing to my domain as I write files to it all the time like the two small files E1 and E2. I fancy I could use local storage some years ago in a different program and perhaps on a different computer. – dabl99 Dec 13 '19 at 05:38
You ever figure out what the deal was with this? – Aaron Plocharczyk Jan 04 '20 at 18:37

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 15 '19 at 02:59

I have checked that windows.localStorage.setitem is storing the value "Peter" in the variable first_name. However the second file when called gives a null result for first_name.

2nd file is

<html>
    <head>
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
   </head>

   <script>
        if(!localStorage.getItem('first_name')) 
            {
                 prompt(" first_name there");
            }
        else
            {
                 prompt("first_name not there");
            }
        var second_name = localStorage.getItem("first_name");
        console.log("fn",second_name); 
    </script>
</html>

How to get localStorage in Javascript working in Firefox 71.0

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