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Create JavaScript Cookie

Cookies are stored by the web browser. They allow you to store particular information about a user and retrieve it every time they visit your pages. Each user has their own unique set of cookies

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>HtmlNest.com live html example</title>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function getCookie(c_name) {
            var i, x, y, cookies = document.cookie.split(";");
            for (i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
                x = cookies[i].substr(0, cookies[i].indexOf("="));
                y = cookies[i].substr(cookies[i].indexOf("=") + 1);
                x = x.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "");
                if (x == c_name) {
                    return unescape(y);
                }
            }
            return null;
        }

function setCookie(c_name, value, exdays) {
            var exdate = new Date();
            exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() + exdays);
            var c_value = escape(value) + ((exdays == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + exdate.toUTCString());
            document.cookie = c_name + "=" + c_value;
        }

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