008. HTML5 Webstorage
HTML5 introduces two mechanisms, similar to HTTP session cookies, for storing structured data on the client side and to overcome following drawbacks. Cookies are included with every HTTP request, thereby slowing down your web application by transmitting the same data. Cookies are included with every HTTP request, thereby sending data unencrypted over the internet. Cookies are limited to about 4 KB of data . Not enough to store required data. The two storages are session storage and local storage and they would be used to handle different situations. The latest versions of pretty much every browser supports HTML5 Storage including Internet Explorer. Session Storage: The Session Storage is designed for scenarios where the user is carrying out a single transaction, but could be carrying out multiple transactions in different windows at the same time. Example: For example, if a user buying plane tickets in two different windows, using the same site. If th...