Remote Dictionary
The term "dictionary" refers to an associative array data structure.
This iCloud based dictionary is accessible by SQL table "remote_dictionary", Shortcuts and JavaScript global object iCloudStorage.
Storage Limits
The total amount of space available in your app’s key-value store, for a given user, is 1 MB. There is a per-key value size limit of 1 MB, and a maximum of 1024 keys.SQL remote_dictionary
SQLite virtual table "remote_dictionary" has the following structure that cannot be altered:
CREATE TABLE remote_dictionary (
"id" TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
"value" TEXT
)
JS iCloudStorage
JavaScript iCloudStorage object follows the Storage type of localStorage.
| Instance properties | Description |
|---|---|
length (read only) |
Returns an integer representing the number of data items stored in the Storage object |
| Instance methods | Description |
|---|---|
key(n) |
When passed a number n, this method will return the name of the nth key in the storage |
getItem(keyname) |
When passed a key name, will return that key's value |
setItem(keyname,value) |
When passed a key name and value, will add that key to the storage, or update that key's value if it already exists |
removeItem(keyname) |
When passed a key name, will remove that key from the storage |
clear() |
When invoked, will empty all keys out of the storage |