HTML Form Elements Not Retaining State After Page Reloads - Need guide with JavaScript Workaround
I'm attempting to set up I'm following best practices but I'm working with an scenario where the input values of my HTML form elements are not retaining their state after a page reload....... I'm using a basic form with text inputs and checkboxes, and my goal is to preserve the user’s data using JavaScript. Here's the relevant part of my code: ```html <form id="myForm"> <input type="text" id="username" placeholder="Username" /> <input type="checkbox" id="subscribe" /> Subscribe to newsletter <button type="submit">Submit</button> </form> ``` After the form is submitted, I have a function that handles the submission and then reloads the page. I initially tried using localStorage to save the states: ```javascript function saveState() { localStorage.setItem('username', document.getElementById('username').value); localStorage.setItem('subscribe', document.getElementById('subscribe').checked); } document.getElementById('myForm').onsubmit = function() { saveState(); window.location.reload(); }; ``` Then, I attempted to retrieve these values on page load: ```javascript window.onload = function() { document.getElementById('username').value = localStorage.getItem('username') || ''; document.getElementById('subscribe').checked = localStorage.getItem('subscribe') === 'true'; }; ``` Despite this, the inputs still reset after a reload. I've checked the console and I don't see any errors, but the user inputs just disappear. What am I missing here? Is there something specific I should be aware of regarding the timing of the localStorage retrieval after the page reload? Any insights would be appreciated! I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning Javascript. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. The project is a desktop app built with Javascript. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this. This is part of a larger microservice I'm building. What's the best practice here? For context: I'm using Javascript on Debian. What would be the recommended way to handle this? For reference, this is a production REST API. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this.