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cookie

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Gets/sets a list of the cookies associated with the current document.

Syntax

cookie_list = document.cookie
 
document.cookie = cookie_list
 

Parameters

cookie_list is a string containing a semicolon-separated list of cookies

Example

// this function sets two cookies and then // displays them in an alert function sgCookie() {   document.cookie = "name=oeschger";   document.cookie = "favorite_food=tripe"; alert(document.cookie); } // returns: name=oeschger;favorite_food=tripe

Notes

If there are no cookies associated with a document, this function returns an empty string. Note also that you cannot use this property to set more than one cookie at a time.

Specification

cookie