save cookie and retrieve in javascript

[oranoos3000]

hi
i want to set cookie with javascript
i use this code

<script language="javascript">
document.cookie="username='ali'";

</script>

with using this code when i look at previous cookie that stored in my computer
i dont this cookie
how do save cookie and retrieve with javasript?
thanks alot for your help

[acoder]

To deal with cookies easily, you need three functions: to save, read and delete. Here are two links which should help:

http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html

http://www.w3schools.com/JS/js_cookies.asp

PS: use the script type attribute, not the deprecated language attribute:

<script type="text/javascript">