DataStore.readOnly

The readOnly read-only property of the DataStore interface returns a boolean indicating whether the current data store is read-only.

Syntax

myStoreName = store.readOnly;

Value

A boolean.

Example

The following example gets all the data stores on the device called "contacts", then logs its read-only status to the console:

navigator.getDataStores('contacts').then(function(stores) {
  console.log(stores[0].readOnly);
});

Specifications

The discussion concerning this API's creation happened in various Mozilla mailing lists and other places. A summary of the discussion and further pointers can be found on the Mozilla Wiki. For further feedback and questions, send mail to the dev-webapi mailing list.

Browser compatibility

See also

• Using the Data Store API
• Data Store Contacts Editor example
• Data Store Contacts Viewer example