I want to return the same data from my WebSql database into another webpage test.html. But I currently do not know how to achieve that. I have also read this post on how to access web sql database between 2 html5 pages, but I dont really understand what I am supposed to do.
This is my code so far:
<h1>WebSQL Example</h1>
<form action="test.html">
<div id="controls">
<p>Add a car to the database</p>
<label>Make:</label>
<input type="text" id="carmake" />
<br />
<label>Model:</label>
<input type="text" id="carmodel" />
<br />
<input type="text" id="text" />
<button type="button" id="addcar" onclick="addCar();">Add Car</button>
</div>
</form>
<div id="carlistholder">
<h3>Your Cars</h3>
<ul id="carlist"></ul>
</div>
<script>
//Test for browser compatibility
if (window.openDatabase) {
//Create the database the parameters are 1. the database name 2.version number 3. a description 4. the size of the database (in bytes) 1024 x 1024 = 1MB
var mydb = openDatabase("cars_db", "0.1", "A Database of Cars I Like", 1024 * 1024);
//create the cars table using SQL for the database using a transaction
mydb.transaction(function (t) {
t.executeSql("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS help (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY ASC, make TEXT, model TEXT, text TEXT)");
});
} else {
alert("WebSQL is not supported by your browser!");
}
//function to output the list of cars in the database
function updateCarList(transaction, results) {
//initialise the listitems variable
var listitems = "";
//get the car list holder ul
var listholder = document.getElementById("carlist");
//clear cars list ul
listholder.innerHTML = "";
var i;
//Iterate through the results
for (i = 0; i < results.rows.length; i++) {
//Get the current row
var row = results.rows.item(i);
listholder.innerHTML += "<li>" + row.make + " - " + row.model + " - " + row.text + " (<a href='javascript:void(0);' onclick='deleteCar(" + row.id + ");'>Delete Car</a>)";
}
}
//function to get the list of cars from the database
function outputCars() {
//check to ensure the mydb object has been created
if (mydb) {
//Get all the cars from the database with a select statement, set outputCarList as the callback function for the executeSql command
mydb.transaction(function (t) {
t.executeSql("SELECT * FROM test", [], updateCarList);
});
} else {
alert("db not found, your browser does not support web sql!");
}
}
//function to add the car to the database
function addCar() {
//check to ensure the mydb object has been created
if (mydb) {
//get the values of the make and model text inputs
var make = document.getElementById("carmake").value;
var model = document.getElementById("carmodel").value;
var text = document.getElementById("text").value;
//Test to ensure that the user has entered both a make and model
if (make !== "" && model !== "") {
//Insert the user entered details into the cars table, note the use of the ? placeholder, these will replaced by the data passed in as an array as the second parameter
mydb.transaction(function (t) {
t.executeSql("INSERT INTO test (make, model, text) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", [make, model, text]);
});
} else {
alert("You must enter a make and model!");
}
} else {
alert("db not found, your browser does not support web sql!");
}
}
//function to remove a car from the database, passed the row id as it's only parameter
function deleteCar(id) {
//check to ensure the mydb object has been created
if (mydb) {
//Get all the cars from the database with a select statement, set outputCarList as the callback function for the executeSql command
mydb.transaction(function (t) {
t.executeSql("DELETE FROM test WHERE id=?", [id], outputCars);
});
} else {
alert("db not found, your browser does not support web sql!");
}
}
outputCars();
</script>
<p><strong>Note: </strong>You can leave this page and when you return the cars you entered will still be here!</p>