Question

i need to delete cookie when browser is closed and already put on window.onbeforeunload along with other as following:

 window.onbeforeunload = function(){
        location.replace("admin.jsp?action=logout");
        deleteCookie('Times');
 }

with setCookie as following:

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

when it comes to deleteCookie, it contains as below:

    setCookie(name,value,-1);

The problem is whenever i restart browser, it always comes to window.onbeforeunload so that deleteCookie fired. I actually need this to reset my countdown timer whenever user logs in since the cookie never deleted if the counter doesn’t end and user sometimes closes window/tab before it ends. So, my idea is either reset the counter when user logs in or simply delete cookie when user logs out. I still can’t figure out how to code this, however. Can anyone help me out? Code snippet will be appreciated, though. CMIIW

Answer 1

Not specifying Expires value on the cookie will cause the cookie to be removed when the browser session ends i.e. when user closes the browser. Like:

Set-Cookie: made_write_conn=1295214458; Path=/; Domain=.foo.com

The made_write_conn cookie made_write_conn does not have an expiration date, making it a session cookie. It will be deleted after the user closes his/her browser.
Try doing:

setCookie('Times',value, '');