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Learning DHTMLX Suite UI

You're reading from   Learning DHTMLX Suite UI Create your first single-page JavaScript application using multiple DHTMLX components and a touch of HTML5

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849699334
Length 132 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Creating the storage object


Now, we will create the storage object. Find the storage.js file that we created, which should be empty. We will use the storage object to save and retrieve the application data.

Note

Please pay attention to trailing commas when adding methods to this JavaScript object. Every method should be followed by a comma. The last method is optional.

First, we will look at each individual method and what each one does. Then we will create the entire object.

The storage methods and properties

There are two properties we created in the storage object that are specific for helping it to operate.

lastStoredId

The first property is the lastStoredId property:

lastStoredId: localStorage.getItem("lastStoredId")? localStorage.getItem("lastStoredId"):0,

This property retains the ID of the last entered item inside localStorage. Upon initial loading of the page, this property checks the localStorage item lastStoredId for a value. If it has one, that value is assigned to the storage object...

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