close

Summary

This method synchronously performs the steps for closing a database connection and returns once the database has been closed.

Method of apis/indexeddb/IDBDatabaseapis/indexeddb/IDBDatabase

Syntax

 database.close();

Return Value

No return value

Examples

var dbOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open("BookShop1");
dbOpenRequest.onsuccess = function(event){
    var db = dbOpenRequest.result;
    // The database is now opened
    db.close(); // Close the database connection
};

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Usage

 This is a synchronous method that returns after the connection to the database is closed.

Related specifications

W3C IndexedDB Specification

W3C Proposed Recommendation

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]