The newVersion read-only property of the IDBVersionChangeEvent interface returns the new version number of the database.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
var newVersion = IDBVersionChangeEvent.newVersion
Value
Example
In the following code snippet, we make a request to open a database, and include handlers for the success and error cases. These events are fired via the custom IDBVersionChangeEvent interface. For a full working example, see our To-do Notifications app (view example live.)
var note = document.querySelector("ul");
// In the following line, you should include the prefixes of
// implementations you want to test.
window.indexedDB = window.indexedDB || window.mozIndexedDB || window.webkitIndexedDB || window.msIndexedDB;
// DON'T use "var indexedDB = ..." if you're not in a function.
// Moreover, you may need references to some window.IDB* objects:
window.IDBTransaction = window.IDBTransaction || window.webkitIDBTransaction || window.msIDBTransaction;
window.IDBKeyRange = window.IDBKeyRange || window.webkitIDBKeyRange || window.msIDBKeyRange;
// (Mozilla has never prefixed these objects,
//  so we don't need window.mozIDB*)
// Let us open version 4 of our database
var DBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open("toDoList", 4);
// these two event handlers act on the database being opened
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 later on, for opening transactions and suchlike.
  db = DBOpenRequest.result;
};
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment | 
|---|---|---|
| Indexed Database API The definition of 'newVersion' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
| Indexed Database API 2.0 The definition of 'newVersion' in that specification. | Editor's Draft | 
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 23webkit 24 (unprefixed) | (Yes) | 10 moz 16.0 (16.0) | 10, partial | 15 | 7.1 | 
| Available in workers | (Yes) | ? | 37.0 (37.0) | ? | (Yes) | ? | 
| Indexed Database 2.0 | 58 | ? | ? | ? | 45 | ? | 
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 4.4 | (Yes) | (Yes) | 22.0 (22.0) | 1.0.1 | 10 | 22 | 8 | (Yes) | 
| Available in workers | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | 37.0 (37.0) | (Yes) | ? | (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.)