The name read-only property of the IDBDatabase interface is a DOMString that contains the name of the connected database.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
var dbName = IDBDatabase.name;
Value
A DOMString containing the name of the connected database.
Example
This example shows a database connection being opened, the resulting IDBDatabase object being stored in a db variable, and the name property then being logged. For a full example, see our To-do Notifications app (view example live).
// Let us open our database
var DBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open("toDoList", 4);
// these two event handlers act on the database being
// opened successfully, or not
DBOpenRequest.onerror = function(event) {
note.innerHTML += '<li>Error loading database.</li>';
};
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;
// This line will log the name of the database, which should be "toDoList"
console.log(db.name);
};
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Indexed Database API The definition of 'name' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
| Indexed Database API 2.0 The definition of 'name' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 23webkit 24 |
(Yes) | 10 moz 16.0 (16.0) |
10, partial | 15 | 7.1 |
| Available in workers | (Yes) | (Yes) | 37.0 (37.0) | ? | (Yes) | ? |
| Indexed Database 2.0 | 58 | ? | ? | ? | 45 | ? |
| Feature | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 22.0 (22.0) | 1.0.1 | 10 | 22 | 8 |
| Available in workers | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 37.0 (37.0) | (Yes) | ? | (Yes) | ? |
| Indexed Database 2.0 | 58 | 58 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 45 | ? |
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.)