The objectStore()
method of the IDBTransaction
interface returns an object store that has already been added to the scope of this transaction.
Every call to this method on the same transaction object, with the same name, returns the same IDBObjectStore
instance. If this method is called on a different transaction object, a different IDBObjectStore
instance is returned.
Syntax
var objectStore = transaction.objectStore("toDoList");
Returns
An IDBObjectStore
object for accessing an object store.
Exceptions
This method may raise a DOMException
of one of the following types:
Exception | Description |
---|---|
NotFoundError |
The requested object store is not in this transaction's scope. |
InvalidStateError |
The request was made on a source object that has been deleted or removed, or if the transaction has finished. |
Example
In the following code snippet, we open a read/write transaction on our database and add some data to an object store. Note also the functions attached to transaction event handlers to report on the outcome of the transaction opening in the event of success or failure. For a full working example, see our To-do Notifications app (view example live.)
// Let us open our database var DBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open("toDoList", 4); DBOpenRequest.onsuccess = function(event) { note.innerHTML += '<li>Database initialised.</li>'; // store the result of opening the database in the db variable. This is used a lot below db = DBOpenRequest.result; // Run the addData() function to add the data to the database addData(); }; function addData() { // Create a new object ready for being inserted into the IDB var newItem = [ { taskTitle: "Walk dog", hours: 19, minutes: 30, day: 24, month: "December", year: 2013, notified: "no" } ]; // open a read/write db transaction, ready for adding the data var transaction = db.transaction(["toDoList"], "readwrite"); // report on the success of opening the transaction transaction.oncomplete = function(event) { note.innerHTML += '<li>Transaction completed: database modification finished.</li>'; }; transaction.onerror = function(event) { note.innerHTML += '<li>Transaction not opened due to error. Duplicate items not allowed.</li>'; }; // create an object store on the transaction var objectStore = transaction.objectStore("toDoList"); // add our newItem object to the object store var objectStoreRequest = objectStore.add(newItem[0]); objectStoreRequest.onsuccess = function(event) { // report the success of our new item going into the database note.innerHTML += '<li>New item added to database.</li>'; };
Parameters
- name
- The name of the requested object store.
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Indexed Database API The definition of 'objectStore()' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 23webkit 24 |
10 moz 16.0 (16.0) |
10, partial | 15 | 7.1 |
Available in workers | (Yes) | 37.0 (37.0) | ? | (Yes) | ? |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 4.4 | 22.0 (22.0) | 1.0.1 | 10 | 22 | 8 |
Available in workers | (Yes) | 37.0 (37.0) | (Yes) | ? | (Yes) | ? |
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 example live.)