Storage: Getting an item value

getItem() is the way to retrieve a string value from the storage, by using the key string that was used to store it:

localStorage.getItem('username') // 'flaviocopes'
localStorage.setItem('id') // '123'

Lessons in this unit:

0: Introduction
1: Session vs local storage
2: Setting an item
3: ▶︎ Getting an item value
4: Removing an item
5: Clearing storage
6: Storage size limits
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