Object: Cookie

Reads and writes a cookie.

Options:

• domain - (string: defaults to false) The domain the cookie belongs to.
• path - (string: defaults to '/') The path the cookie belongs to.
• duration - (number: defaults to false) The duration of the cookie (in days) before it expires. If set to false or 0, the cookie will be a session cookie that expires when the browser is closed.
• secure - (boolean: defaults to false) Stored cookie information can be accessed only from a secure environment.

Cookie Method: write

Writes a cookie in the browser.

Syntax:

var myCookie = Cookie.write(key, value[, options]);

Аргументы:

1. key - (string) The key (or name) of the cookie.
2. value - (string) The value to set. Cannot contain semicolons.
3. options - (mixed, optional) See Cookie.

Возвращает:

• (object) An object with the options, the key and the value. You can give it as first parameter to Cookie.dispose.

Examples:

Saves the cookie for the duration of the session:

var myCookie = Cookie.write('username', 'JackBauer');

Saves the cookie for a day:

var myCookie = Cookie.write('username', 'JackBauer', {duration: 1});

Note:

In order to share the cookie with pages located in a different path, the Cookie.options.domain value must be set.

Cookie Method: read

Reads the value of a cookie.

Syntax:

var myCookie = Cookie.read(name);

Аргументы:

1. name - (string) The name of the cookie to read.

Возвращает:

• (mixed) The cookie string value, or null if not found.

Пример:

Cookie.read('username');

Cookie Method: dispose

Removes a cookie from the browser.

Syntax:

var oldCookie = Cookie.dispose(name[, options]);

Аргументы:

1. name - (string) The name of the cookie to remove or a previously saved Cookie instance.
2. options - (object, optional) See Cookie.

Examples:

Remove a Cookie:

Cookie.dispose('username'); // Bye-bye JackBauer!

Creating a cookie and removing it right away:

var myCookie = Cookie.write('username', 'JackBauer', {domain: 'mootools.net'});
if (Cookie.read('username') == 'JackBauer') { myCookie.dispose(); }

Credits:

• Based on the functions by Peter-Paul Koch of QuirksMode.