The oldVersion read-only property of the IDBVersionChangeEvent interface returns the old version number of the database.
When the opened database doesn't exist yet, the value of oldVersion is 0.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers
IDBVersionChangeEvent: oldVersion property
Value
A number containing a 64-bit integer.
Examples
js
const dbName = "sampleDB";
const dbVersion = 2;
const request = indexedDB.open(dbName, dbVersion);
request.onupgradeneeded = (e) => {
const db = request.result;
if (e.oldVersion < 1) {
db.createObjectStore("store1");
}
if (e.oldVersion < 2) {
db.deleteObjectStore("store1");
db.createObjectStore("store2");
}
// etc. for version < 3, 4…
};
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
oldVersion |
23 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4.4 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1.5 |
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 the example live).
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IDBVersionChangeEvent/oldVersion