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<code>static</code>
Class <b>YAHOO.util.Cookie</b>
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<div class="summary description">
Cookie utility.
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<div class="private">
<h4>
<a name="_createCookieHash">_createCookieHash</a></h4>
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<code>
private
static
String
<strong>_createCookieHash</strong>
(
hash
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Formats a cookie value for an object containing multiple values.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>hash &lt;Object&gt;</code>
An object of key-value pairs to create a string for.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
String
</code></dt>
<dd>A string suitable for use as a cookie value.</dd>
</dl>
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<h4>
<a name="_createCookieString">_createCookieString</a></h4>
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<code>
private
static
String
<strong>_createCookieString</strong>
(
name
,
value
,
encodeValue
,
options
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Creates a cookie string that can be assigned into document.cookie.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>value &lt;String&gt;</code>
The value of the cookie.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>encodeValue &lt;encodeValue&gt;</code>
True to encode the value, false to leave as-is.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>options &lt;Object&gt;</code>
(Optional) Options for the cookie.
</dd>
</dl>
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<dt>Returns:
<code>
String
</code></dt>
<dd>The formatted cookie string.</dd>
</dl>
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<h4>
<a name="_parseCookieHash">_parseCookieHash</a></h4>
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<code>
private
static
Object
<strong>_parseCookieHash</strong>
(
text
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Parses a cookie hash string into an object.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>text &lt;String&gt;</code>
The cookie hash string to parse. The string should already be URL-decoded.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
Object
</code></dt>
<dd>An object containing entries for each cookie value.</dd>
</dl>
</div>
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<h4>
<a name="_parseCookieString">_parseCookieString</a></h4>
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<code>
private
static
Object
<strong>_parseCookieString</strong>
(
text
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Parses a cookie string into an object representing all accessible cookies.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>text &lt;String&gt;</code>
The cookie string to parse.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
Object
</code></dt>
<dd>An object containing entries for each accessible cookie.</dd>
</dl>
</div>
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<h4>
<a name="get">get</a></h4>
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<code>
static
Variant
<strong>get</strong>
(
name
,
converter
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Returns the cookie value for the given name.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie to retrieve.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>converter &lt;Function&gt;</code>
(Optional) A function to run on the value before returning
it. The function is not used if the cookie doesn't exist.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
Variant
</code></dt>
<dd>If no converter is specified, returns a string or null if
the cookie doesn't exist. If the converter is specified, returns the value
returned from the converter or null if the cookie doesn't exist.</dd>
</dl>
</div>
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<h4>
<a name="getHash">getHash</a></h4>
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<code>
static
Object
<strong>getHash</strong>
(
name
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Returns an object containing name-value pairs stored in the cookie with the given name.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie to retrieve.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
Object
</code></dt>
<dd>An object of name-value pairs if the cookie with the given name
exists, null if it does not.</dd>
</dl>
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<a name="getSub">getSub</a></h4>
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<code>
static
Variant
<strong>getSub</strong>
(
name
,
subName
,
converter
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Returns the value of a subcookie.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie to retrieve.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>subName &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the subcookie to retrieve.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>converter &lt;Function&gt;</code>
(Optional) A function to run on the value before returning
it. The function is not used if the cookie doesn't exist.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
Variant
</code></dt>
<dd>If the cookie doesn't exist, null is returned. If the subcookie
doesn't exist, null if also returned. If no converter is specified and the
subcookie exists, a string is returned. If a converter is specified and the
subcookie exists, the value returned from the converter is returned.</dd>
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<a name="remove">remove</a></h4>
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<code>
static
String
<strong>remove</strong>
(
name
,
options
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Removes a cookie from the machine by setting its expiration date to
sometime in the past.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie to remove.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>options &lt;Object&gt;</code>
(Optional) An object containing one or more
cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string),
and secure (true/false). The expires option will be overwritten
by the method.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
String
</code></dt>
<dd>The created cookie string.</dd>
</dl>
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<a name="set">set</a></h4>
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<code>
static
String
<strong>set</strong>
(
name
,
value
,
options
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Sets a cookie with a given name and value.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie to set.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>value &lt;Variant&gt;</code>
The value to set for the cookie.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>options &lt;Object&gt;</code>
(Optional) An object containing one or more
cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string), expires (a Date object),
and secure (true/false).
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
String
</code></dt>
<dd>The created cookie string.</dd>
</dl>
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<h4>
<a name="setSub">setSub</a></h4>
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<code>
static
String
<strong>setSub</strong>
(
name
,
subName
,
value
,
options
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Sets a sub cookie with a given name to a particular value.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie to set.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>subName &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the subcookie to set.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>value &lt;Variant&gt;</code>
The value to set.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>options &lt;Object&gt;</code>
(Optional) An object containing one or more
cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string), expires (a Date object),
and secure (true/false).
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
String
</code></dt>
<dd>The created cookie string.</dd>
</dl>
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<h4>
<a name="setSubs">setSubs</a></h4>
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<code>
static
String
<strong>setSubs</strong>
(
name
,
value
,
options
)
</code>
<div class="description">
Sets a cookie with a given name to contain a hash of name-value pairs.
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<dl>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd>
<code>name &lt;String&gt;</code>
The name of the cookie to set.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>value &lt;Object&gt;</code>
An object containing name-value pairs.
</dd>
<dd>
<code>options &lt;Object&gt;</code>
(Optional) An object containing one or more
cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string), expires (a Date object),
and secure (true/false).
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:
<code>
String
</code></dt>
<dd>The created cookie string.</dd>
</dl>
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<li class="private"><!--<code>String</code>-->
<a href="#_createCookieHash">_createCookieHash</a>
</li>
<li class="private"><!--<code>String</code>-->
<a href="#_createCookieString">_createCookieString</a>
</li>
<li class="private"><!--<code>Object</code>-->
<a href="#_parseCookieHash">_parseCookieHash</a>
</li>
<li class="private"><!--<code>Object</code>-->
<a href="#_parseCookieString">_parseCookieString</a>
</li>
<li class=""><!--<code>Variant</code>-->
<a href="#get">get</a>
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<li class=""><!--<code>Object</code>-->
<a href="#getHash">getHash</a>
</li>
<li class=""><!--<code>Variant</code>-->
<a href="#getSub">getSub</a>
</li>
<li class=""><!--<code>String</code>-->
<a href="#remove">remove</a>
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<li class=""><!--<code>String</code>-->
<a href="#set">set</a>
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<li class=""><!--<code>String</code>-->
<a href="#setSub">setSub</a>
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<li class=""><!--<code>String</code>-->
<a href="#setSubs">setSubs</a>
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