The clear() method of the Storage interface clears all keys stored in a given Storage object.
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Storage: clear() method
Syntax
js
clear()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
The following function creates three data entries in local storage, and then deletes them by using clear().
js
function populateStorage() {
localStorage.setItem("bgcolor", "red");
localStorage.setItem("font", "Helvetica");
localStorage.setItem("image", "miGato.png");
localStorage.clear();
}
Note: For a real-world example, see our Web Storage Demo.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-storage-clear-dev |
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 | |
clear |
4 | 12 | 3.5 | 8 | 10.5 | 4 | ≤37 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage/clear