The indexedDB deleteDatabase() method is used to request the deletion of a database. The method returns an IDBOpenDBRequest object immediately and performs the deletion operation asynchronously.
Syntax:
var request = indexedDB.deleteDatabase(name);
Parameters:
- name: The name of the database you want to delete.
Return value: A IDBOpenDBRequest object after deletion.
Example: In this example, we will open a database and hence, will delete that database using this method.
<!DOCTYPE HTML> < html > < head > < title >indexedDB deleteDatabase() method</ title > </ head > < body style = "text-align:center;" > < h1 style = "color:green;" > neveropen </ h1 > < p > HTML | indexedDB deleteDatabase() method </ p > < button onclick = "Geeks()" > Click Here </ button > < script > function Geeks(){ var request = window.indexedDB.open("newDatabase", 1); var DBDeleteReq = window.indexedDB.deleteDatabase("newDatabase"); DBDeleteReq.onsuccess = function(event) { console.log("Database deleted successfully"); } console.log(DBDeleteReq); console.log(window.indexedDB.databases()); } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before Button Click:
After Button Click: In the console, the IDBOpenDBRequest object can be seen with a successful delete message.
Also, on checking databases, an Array with 0 databases can be seen.
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Edge
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera