What does “enable DOM storage API” mean?

Question

I came across this Android WebView function WebSettings.setDomStorageEnabled(true) and from the name alone I can infer that it simply \"enables DOM storage\".

Answer 1

1. No. You will have to use it to enable some features of JS functionality as well.

2. devloper.android link:
   http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebSettings.html#setDomStorageEnabled%28boolean%29/

   MDN explnation about DOM storage: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Storage

3. You need to know there are security attacks that can be made (if you use it with js).

4. It opens some security vulnerabilities of the system.