Caching in on HTML5 Local Storage

摘要

With all the excitement around the Microsoft BUILD conference—at which "Windows 8" was unveiled—its only logical that we would continue the UI Code Expert column's in-depth coverage of HTML5. Arguably one of the most useful HTML5 enhancements for those writing database-centric Web sites is support for a client-side caching mechanism through either local storage or session storage. In Peter Vogel's article, "HTML5 for ASP.NET Developers" (September 2011), he introduced the local storage topic. In this article, I'll take a more detailed look at its capabilities and how to use it.