LocalStorage.js

(function (LocalStorage) {
    var DELIM = "|";

    LocalStorage.readit = function (key) {
        console.log('FN .get for key', key);
        var str = localStorage.getItem(key);
        console.log('get raw=', str); // e.g. 't35'
        if (str === null || str === ''){
            return null
        }
        console.log('delim', DELIM);    // outputs |
        var rv = str.split(DELIM);      // split is not in-place
        console.log('splitted', rv);    // rv = [''] not 't35'?! 
        return rv;
    }
})(window.LocalStorage = window.LocalStorage || {});