Javascript: storing object in globalStorage

Question

Is it possible to store objects in globalStorage or is it only capable of strings?

One option would be to "jsonify" an object and then store it but I wondered if theres a better way?

var host = location.hostname;

globalStorage[host].test = {
 name1: 'Ben',
 name2: 'John'
};

globalStorage[host].test2 = 'hello';

alert(globalStorage[host].test.name1); //undefined
alert(globalStorage[host].test2); //hello

Answer 1

No, unfortunately data is only stored in globalStorage as strings.

you could take a look at the database object, if your target browser platform supports it.