The HTML DOM Storage removeItem() method is used for removing a storage object item by passing a given key name.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for Storage removeItem() method −
localStorage.removeItem(keyname);
OR
sessionStorage.removeItem(keyname);
Here, keyname is of type string and represents the name of the item to be removed.
Example
Let us look at the example for the Storage removeItem() method −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1 style="text-align:center">Storage removeItem() method example</h1> <p>Delete the localstorage item by clicking the below button</p> <button onclick="itemDelete>REMOVE</button> <p>Display the localstorage item by clicking the below button</p> <button onclick="itemShow>DISPLAY</button> <p id="Sample"></p> <script> localStorage.setItem("TEXT1","HELLO WORLD"); function itemDelete() { localStorage.removeItem("TEXT1"); itemShow(); } function itemShow() { var x = localStorage.getItem("TEXT1"); document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML ="The 'TEXT1' key value is "+x; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
This will produce the following output −
On clicking the DISPLAY button −
On clicking the REMOVE button −