StorageArea.remove()
Removes one or more items from the storage area.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
let removingItem = browser.storage.<storageType>.remove(
keys // string, or array of strings
)
<storageType>
will be one of the writable storage types — storage.sync
or storage.local
.
Parameters
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with no arguments if the operation succeeded. If the operation failed, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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remove | ChromeFull supportYes | EdgeFull support14 | FirefoxFull support45 | OperaFull support33 | SafariFull support14 | Firefox for AndroidFull support48 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
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Examples
Remove a single item:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("OK");
}
function onError(e) {
console.log(e);
}
let removeKitten = browser.storage.sync.remove("kitten");
removeKitten.then(onRemoved, onError);
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.storage
API. This documentation is derived from storage.json
in the Chromium code.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.