Storage getItem() Method

Get the value of the specified local storage item:

var x = localStorage.getItem("mytime");

Description

The getItem() method returns value of the specified Storage Object item.

The getItem() method belongs to the Storage Object, which can be either a localStorage object or a sessionStorage object.

Method
getItem()	4	8	3.5	4	10.5

localStorage.getItem(keyname)

Or:

sessionStorage.getItem(keyname)

Parameter	Description
keyname	Required. A String specifying the name of the key you want to get the value of

DOM Version:	Web Storage API
Return Value:	A String, representing the value of the specified key

The same example, but using session storage instead of local storage.

Get the value of the specified session storage item:

var x = sessionStorage.getItem("test1");

You can also get the value by using dot notation (obj.key):

var x = sessionStorage.test1;

You can also get the value like this:

var x = sessionStorage["test1"];

Web Storage Reference: setItem() Method

Web Storage Reference: removeItem() Method