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alert("Stored: "+olddate);
}
catch(e) {
alert("Error with use of local storage: "+e);}
}
If you removed the
if (typeof(localStorage)
test and tried the code in the old IE, youd see the
message shown in Figure 7-15.
Figure 7-15.
Browser error, caught in a try/catch
The Table 7-1 shows the complete date application. Remember: you may need to upload this to a server to
test it.
Table 7-1.
Complete Code for the Date Application
Code
Explanation
<html>
Opening
html
tag
<head>
Opening
head
tag
<title>Local Storage test</title>
Complete
title
<script>
Opening
script
function store() {
Store function header
if (typeof(localStorage) == "undefined") {
Check if localStorage recognized
alert("Browser does not recognize HTML local
storage.");
Display alert message
Close
if
clause
}
else {
Else
