Specify default value for HTML5 Local Storage item?

Question

In the case that you are trying to get a local storage item that doesn\'t exist, is it possible to set a default value for that item?

For example, let\'s say that in

Answer 1

The solution from James:

var preference = localStorage.getItem('some-key') || 'Default Value';

Only works if you never save empty strings OR booleans OR if your variable can be 0.

Solution which is longer but always works:

var preference = localStorage.getItem('some-key');
if(null === preference)
{
    preference = 'Default Value';
}