DeviceStorage.available()

Summary

The available() method is used to check whether the storage area is available; this is an asynchronous operation that returns a DOMRequest object that will receive a callback when the operation is complete.

The request's result may be:

'available'

Meaning that the storage area is available.

'unavailable'

Meaning that the storage area is not available. E.g. The SD card has need been inserted.

'shared'

Meaning the storage area is not available because the device is currently being used for USB storage.

Syntax

var instanceOfDOMRequest = instanceOfDeviceStorage.available();

Returns

Returns a DOMRequest object to report the success or error of the operation.

Example

var sdcard = navigator.getDeviceStorage("sdcard");
var request = sdcard.available();
request.onsuccess = function () {
  // The result is a string
  if (this.result == "available") {
    console.log("The SDCard on your device is available");
  } else if (this.result == "unavailable") {
    console.log("The SDcard on your device is not available");
  } else {
    console.log("The SDCard on your device is shared and thus not available");
  }
}
request.onerror = function () {
  console.warn("Unable to get the space used by the SDCard: " + this.error);
}

Specification

Not part of any specification.

See also

• DeviceStorage
• DOMRequest
• Device Storage API