Web/API/IDBDatabase/name

The name read-only property of the IDBDatabase interface is a DOMString that contains the name of the connected database.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

var dbName = IDBDatabase.name;

Value

A DOMString containing the name of the connected database.

Example

This example shows a database connection being opened, the resulting IDBDatabase object being stored in a db variable, and the name property then being logged. For a full example, see our To-do Notifications app (view example live).

// Let us open our database
var DBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open("toDoList", 4);

// these two event handlers act on the database being
// opened successfully, or not
DBOpenRequest.onerror = function(event) {
  note.innerHTML += '<li>Error loading database.</li>';
};
 
DBOpenRequest.onsuccess = function(event) {
  note.innerHTML += '<li>Database initialised.</li>';
    
  // store the result of opening the database in the db variable. This is used a lot below
  db = DBOpenRequest.result;

  // This line will log the name of the database, which should be "toDoList"
  console.log(db.name);
};

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Indexed Database API 2.0The definition of 'name' in that specification.	Recommendation
Indexed Database API DraftThe definition of 'name' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`name`	Chrome Full support 24 Full support 24 No support 23 — 24 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 16 Full support 16 No support 10 — 16 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz	IE Partial support 10	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 7	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 8	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

Legend

Full support: Full support
Partial support: Partial support
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.': Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.