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# .get()

Returns the value of the provided key.

### get(key, decrypt)

| Parameter | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                              |
| --------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| key       |         | <p><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">String</a></p><p>The key to get the value from</p>                  |
| decrypt   | `false` | <p><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean">Boolean</a></p><p>Whether or not to decrypt the returned value</p> |

| Returns | Description               |
| ------- | ------------------------- |
| Any     | Value of the provided key |

####

```javascript
db.set('Greeting', 'Hello World'); // 'Hello World'

db.get('Greeting'); // 'Hello World'
```

Also allows the use of dot notation:

```javascript
db.set('user', { name: 'Peter', age: 19 }); // { name: 'Peter', age: 19 }

db.get('user.name'); // 'Peter'
db.get('user.age'); // 19
db.get('user.hobbies'); // undefined
```