Is IndexedDB useful?

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indexedDB is particularly useful if you want a client which can be used without an internet connection, which is becoming increasingly important as browser based applications replace more and more desktop applications. 21 апр. 2015 г.

Should you use IndexedDB?

As I've alluded to, IndexedDB is a good fit if your client-side data needs are more complex than what Local/SessionStorage can provide (i.e. you're looking for more than a simple Key/Value store in your application). Yes, you can use JavaScript functions (such as JSON. stringify and JSON.

Why would you use IndexedDB?

IndexedDB is a way for you to persistently store data inside a user's browser. Because it lets you create web applications with rich query abilities regardless of network availability, your applications can work both online and offline.

Is IndexedDB better than LocalStorage?

LocalStorage is slightly faster than IndexedDB in all browsers (disregarding the crashes). IndexedDB is not significantly slower when run in a web worker, and never blocks the DOM that way.

Is IndexedDB deprecated?

The W3C has announced that the Web SQL database is a deprecated local storage specification so web developer should not use this technology any more. indexeddb is an alternative for web SQL data base and more effective than older technologies.

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