Revision 1050428 of IDBEnvironment

<p>{{APIRef("IndexedDB")}}</p>

<p>The <strong><code>IDBEnvironment</code></strong> interface of the <a href="/en-US/docs/IndexedDB">IndexedDB API</a> contains the <code>indexedDB</code> property, which provides access to IndexedDB functionality. It is the top level IndexedDB interface implemented by the {{domxref("window")}} and {{domxref("Worker")}} objects.</p>

<p>{{AvailableInWorkers}}</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("IDBEnvironment.indexedDB")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>Provides a mechanism for applications to asynchronously access capabilities of indexed databases; contains an {{domxref("IDBFactory")}} object.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Example">Example</h2>

<p>The following code creates a request for a database to be opened asychronously, after which the database is opened when the request's <code>onsuccess</code> handler is fired:</p>

<pre class="brush: js;highlight:[3]">
var db;
function openDB() {
 var DBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open("toDoList");
 DBOpenRequest.onsuccess = function(e) {
   db = DBOpenRequest.result;
 };
}
</pre>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('IndexedDB', '#idl-def-IDBEnvironment', 'IDBEnvironment')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('IndexedDB')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility" name="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>23{{property_prefix("webkit")}}<br />
    24</td>
   <td>10 {{property_prefix("moz")}}<br />
    {{CompatGeckoDesktop("16.0")}}</td>
   <td>10, partial</td>
   <td>15</td>
   <td>7.1</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Available in workers</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("37.0")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Firefox OS</th>
   <th>IE Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>4.4</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("22.0")}}</td>
   <td>1.0.1</td>
   <td>10</td>
   <td>22</td>
   <td>8</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Available in workers</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("37.0")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div class="warning">
<p>Be careful in Chrome as it still implements the old specification along with the new one. Similarly it still has the prefixed <code>webkitIndexedDB</code> property even if the unprefixed <code>indexedDB</code> is present.</p>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/IndexedDB_API/Using_IndexedDB">Using IndexedDB</a></li>
 <li>Starting transactions: {{domxref("IDBDatabase")}}</li>
 <li>Using transactions: {{domxref("IDBTransaction")}}</li>
 <li>Setting a range of keys: {{domxref("IDBKeyRange")}}</li>
 <li>Retrieving and making changes to your data: {{domxref("IDBObjectStore")}}</li>
 <li>Using cursors: {{domxref("IDBCursor")}}</li>
 <li>Reference example: <a class="external" href="https://github.com/mdn/to-do-notifications/tree/gh-pages">To-do Notifications</a> (<a class="external" href="https://mdn.github.io/to-do-notifications/">view example live</a>.)</li>
</ul>