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copied!<p>I'm looking for javascript libraries and code that can simulate <code>localStorage</code> on browsers that do not have native support.</p> <p>Basically, I'd like to code my site using <code>localStorage</code> to store data and know that it will still work on browsers that don't natively support it. This would mean a library would detect if <code>window.localStorage</code> exists and use it if it does. If it doesn't exist, then it would create some sort of fallback method of local storage, by creating its own implementation in the <code>window.localStorage</code> namespace.</p> <p>So far, I've found these solutions:</p> <ol> <li>Simple <a href="http://24ways.org/2009/breaking-out-the-edges-of-the-browser" rel="noreferrer">sessionStorage</a> implementation.</li> <li>An implementation <a href="http://www.thewojogroup.com/2010/01/simulating-html5-local-storage/" rel="noreferrer">that uses cookies</a> (not thrilled with this idea).</li> <li>Dojo's <a href="http://docs.dojocampus.org/dojox/storage" rel="noreferrer">dojox.storage</a>, but it is it's own thing, not really a fallback.</li> </ol> <p>I understand that Flash and Silverlight can be used for local storage as well, but haven't found anything on using them as a fallback for standard HTML5 localStorage. Perhaps Google Gears has this capability too?</p> <p>Please share any related libraries, resources, or code snippets that you've found! I'd be especially interested in pure javascript or jquery-based solutions, but am guessing that is unlikely.</p>

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