The oldVersion
read-only property of the IDBVersionChangeEvent
interface returns the old version number of the database.
When the opened database doesn't exist yet, the value of oldVersion
is 0.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
var oldVersion = IDBVersionChangeEvent.oldVersion
Value
Example
var dbName = "sampleDB";
var dbVersion = 2;
var request = indexedDB.open(dbName, dbVersion);
request.onupgradeneeded = function(e) {
var db = request.result;
if (e.oldVersion < 1) {
db.createObjectStore("store1");
}
if (e.oldVersion < 2) {
db.deleteObjectStore("store1");
db.createObjectStore("store2");
}
// etc. for version < 3, 4...
};
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Indexed Database API 2.0The definition of 'oldVersion' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
Indexed Database API DraftThe definition of 'oldVersion' in that specification. | Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on 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.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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oldVersion
|
Chrome Full support 24 Full support 24 No support 23 — 57 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox Full support 16 Full support 16 No support 10 — 16 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz |
IE
Partial support 10 |
Opera
Full support 15 |
Safari
Full support 7 |
WebView Android Full support Yes Full support Yes No support ? — 57 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Chrome Android Full support 25 Full support 25 No support 25 — 57 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Firefox Android
Full support 22 |
Opera Android
Full support 14 |
Safari iOS
Full support 8 |
Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5 Full support 1.5 No support 1.5 — 7.0 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
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.
See also
- Using IndexedDB
- Starting transactions:
IDBDatabase
- Using transactions:
IDBTransaction
- Setting a range of keys:
IDBKeyRange
- Retrieving and making changes to your data:
IDBObjectStore
- Using cursors:
IDBCursor
- Reference example: To-do Notifications ([[../../../../../../../mdn.github.io/to-do-notifications/index|view example live]].)
IDBVersionChangeEvent.oldVersion by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.