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Tureac Cosmin
Tureac Cosmin

Reputation: 83

Set a cookie expire after 2 hours

I have this JavaScript code:

function spu_createCookie(name, value, days) {
    if (days) {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
        var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
    }
    else
        var expires = "";
    document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

How can I make the cookie expire after 2 hours?

Upvotes: 7

Views: 35297

Answers (6)

Xenophobic Droog
Xenophobic Droog

Reputation: 11

The following one-liner will set a cookie, name, with the value, value, and an expiration of two hours from the time of its creation. If the optional argument, days, is supplied, the cookie will expire after that many days instead.

Warning: there is no error-checking, so if mandatory parameters are omitted when called, or arguments are mistyped, the function will throw an error.

spu_createCookie = (name, value, days) => { document.cookie = `${name}=${value}; expires=${new Date(Date.now() + (days ? 86400000 * days : 7200000)).toGMTString()}; path=/` }

Relevant JavaScript syntax concepts:

  1. Arrow Functions

An arrow function expression is a compact alternative to a traditional function expression, but is limited and can't be used in all situations.

  1. Template Literals

Template literals are string literals allowing embedded expressions. You can use multi-line strings and string interpolation features with them.

  1. Ternary Operators

The conditional (ternary) operator is the only JavaScript operator that takes three operands ... This operator is frequently used as a shortcut for the if statement.

Upvotes: 1

OBV
OBV

Reputation: 1259

Try this: 

function writeCookie (key, value, hours) {
    var date = new Date();

    // Get milliseconds at current time plus number of hours*60 minutes*60 seconds* 1000 milliseconds
    date.setTime(+ date + (hours * 3600000)); //60 * 60 * 1000

    window.document.cookie = key + "=" + value + "; expires=" + date.toGMTString() + "; path=/";

    return value;
};

Usage:

<script>
writeCookie ("myCookie", "12345", 24);
</script>
//for 24 hours

Upvotes: 5

S&#233;bastien
S&#233;bastien

Reputation: 12139

If you want to use the same type of function, transform the days param into hours and pass 2 to get a 2 hour expiration date.

function spu_createCookie(name, value, hours)
{
    if (hours)
    {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime()+(hours*60*60*1000));
        var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
    }
    else
    {
        var expires = "";
    }

    document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

Upvotes: 10

PMint
PMint

Reputation: 246

This would do it.

var now = new Date();
var time = now.getTime();
time += 7200 * 1000;
now.setTime(time);
document.cookie = 
     name+ '=' + value + 
     '; expires=' + now.toGMTString() + 
     '; path=/';

Upvotes: 0

Alex Art.
Alex Art.

Reputation: 8781

Try jquery-cookie. Makes it very easy to work with cookies.

Upvotes: 1

masahuku
masahuku

Reputation: 184

Well -most obvious thing is to make "expire" date +2 hours ? :). Here You have nice prototype for that: Adding hours to Javascript Date object?

Upvotes: 5

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