/**
 * Read the JavaScript cookies tutorial at:
 *   http://www.netspade.com/articles/javascript/cookies.xml
 */

/**
 * Sets a Cookie with the given name and value.
 *
 * name       Name of the cookie
 * value      Value of the cookie
 * [expires]  Expiration date of the cookie (default: end of current session)
 * [path]     Path where the cookie is valid (default: path of calling document)
 * [domain]   Domain where the cookie is valid
 *              (default: domain of calling document)
 * [secure]   Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a
 *              secure transmission
 */

function setCookie (name, value) {  
  var argv = setCookie.arguments;  
  var argc = setCookie.arguments.length;  
  var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null;  
  var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null;  
  var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null;  
  var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false;  
  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) + 
    ((expires == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expires.toGMTString())) + 
    ((path == null) ? "" : ("; path=" + path)) +  
    ((domain == null) ? "" : ("; domain=" + domain)) +    
    ((secure == true) ? "; secure" : "");
}

//function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure)
//{
//    document.cookie= name + "=" + escape(value) +
//        ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
//        ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
//        ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
//        ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
//}

/**
 * Gets the value of the specified cookie.
 *
 * name  Name of the desired cookie.
 *
 * Returns a string containing value of specified cookie,
 *   or null if cookie does not exist.
 */
function getCookie(name)
{
    var dc = document.cookie;
    var prefix = name + "=";
    var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
    if (begin == -1)
    {
        begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
        if (begin != 0) return null;
    }
    else
    {
        begin += 2;
    }
    var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
    if (end == -1)
    {
        end = dc.length;
    }
    return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}

/**
 * Deletes the specified cookie.
 *
 * name      name of the cookie
 * [path]    path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
 * [domain]  domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
 */
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain)
{
    if (getCookie(name))
    {
        document.cookie = name + "=" + 
            ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
            ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
            "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
    }
}