cookie example - where's the bug?

[Asad]

I am trying to get a cookie going on my site. Here is the code first:

function setCookie()
{
if(document.coo kie == "")
{
var someDate = new Date("December 31, 2023");
var expiryDate = someDate.toGMTS tring();
document.cookie = "0";

cookie_counter = document.cookie ;
document.write ("Cookie Created: " + cookie_counter) ;
}
else
{
var temp = parseInt(cookie _counter)
temp = temp + 1
cookie_counter = temp
document.write ("Added 1 to Cookie: " + cookie_counter) ;
}
}

But this just doesn't work. The first time through, cookie is created
fine and I get a line that reads "Cookie Created: 0". But the second
and following time I keep getting "Added 1 to Cookie: NaN".

I can't figure out what's wrong. I don't even see any cookie file
created in my cookies folder under windows. I even set my IE security
levels to accept all cookies, but still nothing ...

Any ideas?

[kaeli]

Re: cookie example - where's the bug?

In article <fdcee255.04042 70111.7e280499@ posting.google. com>,
asadikhan@hotma il.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> I am trying to get a cookie going on my site. Here is the code first:
>
> function setCookie()
> {
> if(document.coo kie == "")
> {
> var someDate = new Date("December 31, 2023");
> var expiryDate = someDate.toGMTS tring();
> document.cookie = "0";
>
> cookie_counter = document.cookie ;
> document.write ("Cookie Created: " + cookie_counter) ;
> }
> else
> {
> var temp = parseInt(cookie _counter)[/color]

Where is cookie_counter defined? The only place I see it is in that
"if". Which means it has no value before this else because it's scope is
local to the function.
That is probably your problem, unless you defined it global somewhere
else.
Put an alert(cookie_co unter) just before this statement (the var temp
one) and see what's in there.


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[Asad Khan]

Re: cookie example - where's the bug?

No, that's not it. Yes I do declare it outside. Here is my full code
once again:

<script language="javas cript">
<!--
var cookie_counter

function setCookie()
{
if (document.cooki e == "")
{
var someDate = new Date("December 31, 2023");
var expiryDate = someDate.toGMTS tring();
document.cookie ="0";

cookie_counter = document.cookie ;
document.write ("Cookie created!" + cookie_counter) ;
}
else
{
alert(cookie_co unter)
document.write ("Cookie added!" + cookie_counter) ;
var temp = parseInt(cookie _counter)
temp = temp + 1
cookie_counter = temp
document.write ("Cookie added!" + temp+ "|" +
cookie_counter) ;
}
}


//-->

</script>

and setCookie is called on body onload. Same problem with alert. Says
undefined!

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[Stephen Chalmers]

Re: cookie example - where's the bug?


"Asad Khan" <asadikhan@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
news:408ebfc7$0 $202$75868355@n ews.frii.net...

[color=blue]
> and setCookie is called on body onload. Same problem with alert. Says
> undefined![/color]

Of course it does - if the block containing the alert() is executed,
cookie_counter has been assigned nothing.

The statement document.cookie =0 will save nothing.

The minimum format for a cookie that survives the current session is;
cookiename=valu e;expires=gmtst ring
[color=blue]
> if (document.cooki e == "")[/color]

The document.cookie property is a string that can be comprised of many cookies,
not all necessarily created by the current document. Consequently, to read the
value of a particular cookie, you must search for its offset in the string.

var cOffset, cName="myCookie =", cValue=null;

if( document.cookie && (cOffset=docume nt.cookie.index Of( cName )) >-1 ) //get
offset of cookie's name
{
cOffset+=cName. length; //bump to the start of the value

cValue=document .cookie.substri ng(cOffset, document.cookie .length); //read from
start of value

if( !isNaN( cValue=parseInt ( cValue ) ) )
cValue+=1 //or whatever you want to do with it
}


For debugging purposes, if you want to see the contents of document.cookie , type
in the address bar:

javascript:aler t(document.cook ie)

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[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: cookie example - where's the bug?

kaeli wrote:
[color=blue]
> In article <408ebfc7$0$202 $75868355@news. frii.net>,
> asadikhan@hotma il.com enlightened us with...[color=green]
>> No, that's not it. Yes I do declare it outside.[/color]
>
> But you don't assign it a value.[/color]

True.
[color=blue]
> document.cookie has ALL the cookies. Not just yours.[/color]

No, it has not. Otherwise it would be
possible to read cookies of other sites.


PointedEars