Problem Pulling Specific Values From A LocalStorage List in JS

Question

I'm trying to pull specific values from a list in localStorage. Here's an example:

Key: Boise, ID, Value: ["43.616","-116.202","Boise, ID"]

I need to split the three values out, but the problem is, I can't use

var storedLocationsArray = value.split(',');

because I need "Boise, ID" to remain as an intact string. "ID" is not a 4th value. Another issue I'm having is if I just console.log():

latitude = storedLocationsArray[0];

I get this: Lat: ["43.616". I can use .replace() functions to get rid of the quotes and brackets, but I still have the problem of the third value being split into two values if there is a comma.

Isn't `Value` an array? I might be missing something here, but why do you need to `.split` or `.replace`? Can't you just access the array, like `value[0]`? — Andrew Lohr, Oct 04 '18 at 17:24
I tried that and got just the first bracket: "Lat: [" I think there's something different about a localStorage array. — Bill Hambone, Oct 04 '18 at 17:27
Where does `Lat:[` come from? I don't see it in your example — Andrew Lohr, Oct 04 '18 at 17:29
Also having trouble understanding your question or what the required outcome is; the elements under the `Value` key in localStorage are in an array, and therefore already discrete, separate entities. — hcs, Oct 04 '18 at 17:38
You saving this data into the local storage, or you have it as given? — Alexander Gorelik, Oct 04 '18 at 17:38
Possible duplicate of [Storing Objects in HTML5 localStorage](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2010892/storing-objects-in-html5-localstorage) — Alexander Azarov, Oct 04 '18 at 17:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '18 at 17:42

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I was right localStorage only supports strings. Found the answer here and it works: How do I store an array in localStorage?

key = localStorage.key(i);

var value = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key));
lat = value[0];

answered Oct 04 '18 at 17:42

Bill Hambone

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