* {string} options[domain]
* {boolean} options[secure]
*
- * @return {string} The value of the cookie, if only name is specified
+ * @return {string|undefined} The value of the cookie, if only name is specified. Undefined if no value set
*/
-elgg.session.cookie = function (name, value, options) {
+elgg.session.cookie = function(name, value, options) {
var cookies = [], cookie = [], i = 0, date, valid = true;
//elgg.session.cookie()
cookies.push(name + '=' + value);
- if (elgg.isNumber(options.expires)) {
- date = new Date();
- date.setTime(date.getTime() + (options.expires * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
- } else if (options.expires.toUTCString) {
- date = options.expires;
- }
+ if (options.expires) {
+ if (elgg.isNumber(options.expires)) {
+ date = new Date();
+ date.setTime(date.getTime() + (options.expires * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+ } else if (options.expires.toUTCString) {
+ date = options.expires;
+ }
- if (date) {
- cookies.push('expires=' + date.toUTCString());
+ if (date) {
+ cookies.push('expires=' + date.toUTCString());
+ }
}
-
// CAUTION: Needed to parenthesize options.path and options.domain
// in the following expressions, otherwise they evaluate to undefined