Set Get Delete Cookies

Inbaraj · #1 April 16th, 2007, 06:08 AM

Hi...

I want to Set Get Delete Cookies using javascript i saw in net but i cant understand...

Plz help me with sample example.....

with reg
inba

acoder · #2 April 16th, 2007, 10:58 AM

What part do you not understand? Whatever page you saw must have contained some examples.

Inbaraj · #3 April 17th, 2007, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acoder

What part do you not understand? Whatever page you saw must have contained some examples.

I have Set the Cookies using
document.cookies=user.value+" "+pass.value;

I print the Cookies using

alert(document.cookies);

I dont know how to delete the cookies...

help me..

Reg
Inba

Inbaraj · #4 April 17th, 2007, 05:02 AM

Hi,,,

I have Create cookies using... javascript...

document.cookies=username.value+" "+pass.value;

To Display the cookies i used the codeing...

alert(document.cookies);

To delete the cookies i dont know... How to do this...

Help me out...

Is it right method to create a cookies.... If i am wrong plz correct me....

Thanks in advance..

With reg
Inbaraj....

acoder · #5 April 17th, 2007, 11:20 AM

Just set the expiry date in the past and the cookies will be deleted.

acoder · #6 April 17th, 2007, 11:21 AM

I've merged the threads. They were on the same topic.

acoder · #7 April 17th, 2007, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inbaraj

Hi,,,

I have Create cookies using... javascript...

document.cookies=username.value+" "+pass.value;
...
Is it right method to create a cookies.... If i am wrong plz correct me....

Thanks in advance..

With reg
Inbaraj....

To create cookies, you need to set an expiry date too, e.g. 1 day, 1 week.
See these two links:
http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_cookies.asp

sumodh · #8 November 3rd, 2007, 05:51 AM

Here is the Cookies with example

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 <html>

<head>

<script type="text/javascript">

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 function getCookie(c_name)

{

if (document.cookie.length>0)

  {

  c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=")

  if (c_start!=-1)

    { 

    c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1 

    c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start)

    if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length

    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end))

    } 

  }

return ""

}
 
function setCookie(c_name,value,expiredays)

{

var exdate=new Date()

exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays)

document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+

((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toGMTString())

}
 
function checkCookie()

{

username=getCookie('username')

if (username!=null && username!="")

  {alert('Welcome again '+username+'!')}

else 

  {

  username=prompt('Please enter your name:',"")

  if (username!=null && username!="")

    {

    setCookie('username',username,365)

    }

  }

}

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 </script>

</head>
 
<body onLoad="checkCookie()">

</body>

</html>

sumodh · #9 November 3rd, 2007, 05:52 AM

Cookies full function

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 function createCookie(name,value,days) {

    if (days) {

        var date = new Date();

        date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));

        var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();

    }

    else var expires = "";

    document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";

}
 
function readCookie(name) {

    var nameEQ = name + "=";

    var ca = document.cookie.split(';');

    for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {

        var c = ca[i];

        while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);

        if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);

    }

    return null;

}
 
function eraseCookie(name) {

    createCookie(name,"",-1);

}

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