A BrowserSetting object that can be used to globally enable or disable the browser cache.
The underlying value is a boolean.
browserSettings.cacheEnabled
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 | |
cacheEnabled |
No | No | 56 | ? | No | No | ? | ? | 56 | ? | No | ? |
Examples
Getting the current value of this setting:
function logResult(result) {
console.log(`Current value: ${result.value}`);
console.log(`Current level of control: ${result.levelOfControl}`);
}
browser.browserSettings.cacheEnabled.get({}).then(logResult);
Disabling the browser cache:
function logResult(result) {
console.log(`Setting was modified: ${result}`);
}
browser.browserSettings.cacheEnabled.set({ value: false }).then(logResult);
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browserSettings/cacheEnabled