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<snippet name = "Write Cookie" description = "A simple function to write a value to a cookie. The hours parameter is optional; if hours is left out, the cookie value expires at the end of the visitor's browser session." preview="code" type="block">
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// writeCookie("myCookie", "my name", 24);
// Stores the string "my name" in the cookie "myCookie" which expires after 24 hours.
function writeCookie(name, value, hours)
{
  var expire = "";
  if(hours != null)
  {
    expire = new Date((new Date()).getTime() + hours * 3600000);
    expire = "; expires=" + expire.toGMTString();
  }
  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + expire;
}
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