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browserSettings.cacheEnabled

In This Article
  1. Browser compatibility
  2. Examples

A BrowserSetting object that can be used to globally enable or disable the browser cache.

The underlying value is a boolean.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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);

Document Tags and Contributors

Tags: 
  • Add-ons
  • API
  • browserSettings
  • cacheEnabled
  • Extensions
  • Property
  • Reference
  • WebExtensions
 Contributors to this page: wbamberg
 Last updated by: wbamberg, Jul 24, 2017, 4:45:36 PM
See also
  1. Browser extensions
  2. Getting started
    1. What are extensions?
    2. Your first extension
    3. Your second extension
    4. Anatomy of an extension
    5. Example extensions
  3. How to
    1. Intercept HTTP requests
    2. Modify a web page
    3. Add a button to the toolbar
    4. Implement a settings page
  4. User interface
    1. Introduction
    2. Toolbar button
    3. Address bar button
    4. Sidebar
    5. Context menu items
    6. Options page
    7. Bundled web pages
    8. Notifications
    9. Address bar suggestions
    10. Developer tools panels
  5. Concepts
    1. Using the JavaScript APIs
    2. Content scripts
    3. Match patterns
    4. Internationalization
    5. Content Security Policy
    6. Native messaging
  6. Porting
    1. Porting a Google Chrome extension
    2. Porting a legacy Firefox extension
    3. Embedded WebExtensions
    4. Comparison with the Add-on SDK
    5. Comparison with XUL/XPCOM extensions
    6. Chrome incompatibilities
    7. Differences between desktop and Android
  7. Firefox workflow
    1. Temporary Installation in Firefox
    2. Debugging
    3. Developing for Firefox for Android
    4. Getting started with web-ext
    5. web-ext command reference
    6. Extensions and the Add-on ID
    7. Publishing your extension
  8. JavaScript APIs
    1. Browser support for JavaScript APIs
    2. alarms
    3. bookmarks
    4. browserAction
    5. browserSettings
      1. browsingData
      2. commands
      3. contextMenus
      4. contextualIdentities
      5. cookies
      6. devtools.inspectedWindow
      7. devtools.network
      8. devtools.panels
      9. downloads
      10. events
      11. extension
      12. extensionTypes
      13. history
      14. i18n
      15. identity
      16. idle
      17. management
      18. notifications
      19. omnibox
      20. pageAction
      21. permissions
      22. privacy
      23. proxy
      24. runtime
      25. sessions
      26. sidebarAction
      27. storage
      28. tabs
      29. theme
      30. topSites
      31. types
      32. webNavigation
      33. webRequest
      34. windows
    6. Manifest keys
      1. applications
      2. author
      3. background
      4. browser_action
      5. chrome_settings_overrides
      6. chrome_url_overrides
      7. commands
      8. content_scripts
      9. content_security_policy
      10. default_locale
      11. description
      12. developer
      13. devtools_page
      14. homepage_url
      15. icons
      16. incognito
      17. manifest_version
      18. name
      19. omnibox
      20. optional_permissions
      21. options_ui
      22. page_action
      23. permissions
      24. protocol_handlers
      25. short_name
      26. sidebar_action
      27. theme
      28. version
      29. web_accessible_resources
    7. Themes
    8. Publishing add-ons
    9. Guides
      1. Signing and distribution overview
      2. Submit an add-on
      3. Creating an appealing listing
      4. Review policies
      5. Developer agreement
      6. Featured add-ons
      7. Contact addons.mozilla.org
    10. Community and support
    11. Channels
      1. Add-ons blog
      2. Add-on forums
      3. Stack Overflow
      4. Development newsgroup
      5. IRC Channel
    12. Legacy add-ons
    13. Legacy technologies
      1. Add-on SDK
      2. Legacy Firefox for Android
      3. Bootstrapped extensions
      4. Overlay extensions