Access SessionStorage At ComponentDidMount

I was under the assumption that sessionStorage gets instantiated after a component has been mounted and one can access it through a componentDidMount call. I am using this script t

Solution 1:

It is working as intended.

Session storage works for your current session. When you open a new tab you are creating a new session, that's why the initial data is null.

Use localStorage to persist data within tabs.

I don't know your use case but start with switching out sessionStorage and localStorage.

Save the normal things on sessionStorage. Persist on localStorage