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                                        localStorage.setItem()


                                        localStorage.getItem()

localStorage.getItem()

Retrieves data that was previously saved to localStorage.

const savedName = localStorage.getItem('userName');

if (savedName !== null) {
  console.log('Welcome back, ' + savedName);
} else {
  console.log('No saved name found');
}

Important:

Returns null if the key doesn’t exist
Always check for null before using the value