I have a very simple dictionary .
var meta = {'foo':'1','moo':'2'}
I want to store this in the local storage and retrieve it.
window.localStorage.setItem("meta", meta);
var meta1 = window.localStorage.getItem("meta");
alert(meta1['foo']);
The above does not work. How can I do it?
localStorage converts it's input to strings, so you will have to convert your objects to JSON strings, and back:
window.localStorage.setItem("meta", JSON.stringify(meta));
var meta1 = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem("meta"));
alert(meta1['foo']);
The reason your code didn't work is because setting a object in localStorage sets it's value to "[object Object]" (object.toString() returns "[object Object]"):
window.localStorage.setItem("objectInput", {some:"object"});
var objectOutput = window.localStorage.getItem("objectInput");
alert(objectOutput);
// This returns "[object Object]"