browserSettings.cacheEnabled

A BrowserSetting object that can be used to globally enable or disable the browser cache.

The underlying value is a boolean.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`cacheEnabled`	No	No	56	?	No	No	?	?	56	?	?	?

Examples

Getting the current value of this setting:

function logResult(result) {
  console.log(`Current value: ${result.value}`);
  console.log(`Current level of control: ${result.levelOfControl}`);
}

browser.browserSettings.cacheEnabled.get({}).
  then(logResult);

Disabling the browser cache:

function logResult(result) {
  console.log(`Setting was modified: ${result}`);
}

browser.browserSettings.cacheEnabled.set({value: false}).
  then(logResult);

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browserSettings/cacheEnabled