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Friday, 10 March 2017

JavaScript::JavaScript Cookies

JavaScript Cookies

<script type="text/javascript">
/**
* Sets a Cookie with the given name and value.
*
* name       Name of the cookie
* value      Value of the cookie
* [expires]  Expiration date of the cookie (default: end of current session)
* [path]     Path where the cookie is valid (default: path of calling document)
* [domain]   Domain where the cookie is valid
*              (default: domain of calling document)
* [secure]   Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a
*              secure transmission
*/                        
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    document.cookie= name + "=" + escape(value) +
        ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
        ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
        ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
        ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
}
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
/**
* Gets the value of the specified cookie.
*
* name  Name of the desired cookie.
*
* Returns a string containing value of specified cookie,
*   or null if cookie does not exist.
*/
function getCookie(name) {
    var dc = document.cookie;
    var prefix = name + "=";
    var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
    if (begin == -1) {
        begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
        if (begin != 0) return null;
    } else {
        begin += 2;
    }
    var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
    if (end == -1) {
        end = dc.length;
    }
    return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
/**
* Deletes the specified cookie.
*
* name      name of the cookie
* [path]    path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
* [domain]  domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
*/
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
    if (getCookie(name)) {
        document.cookie = name + "=" +
            ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
            ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
            "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
    }
}
</script>

It  will allow your site to store information on the viewer’s computer then read it at another point in time. This snippet can be used in many different ways to accomplish different tasks.

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