not able to set a cookie using jquery

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I am trying to set a cookie using the following code using jquery and qtip. As you can see, when this 'beforeShow' event is triggered I need to set a cookie. I can confirm the event is being triggered as I see the alert although I'm not able to see the cookie being set? Should this code work or am I missing something?
Many thanks,

        api: {
            beforeShow: function() {
                if(document.getElementById('CheckMessage')) {
                    alert("");
                    $.cookie("MyTestExampleCookie", "1");
                    return false;
                }
            }
        },

its just a simple cookie to know whether this event has been fired or not so that we can avoid the popup being shown again after the cookie has been set. Can I do it without a plugin? — James Radford, Aug 02 '12 at 11:20
You can in raw javascript but jQuery does not have cookie manipulation built in. — Joe, Aug 02 '12 at 11:22

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 02 '12 at 11:18

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Did you install jQuery cookie?

https://github.com/carhartl/jquery-cookie

answered Aug 02 '12 at 11:18

Johan Haest

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I haven't, although I'm hoping to use native jquery functionality as it's only a simple state check that the event has been triggered.. – James Radford Aug 02 '12 at 11:20
@JamesRadford JQuery does not have cookie built in! look at the docs. – epascarello Aug 02 '12 at 11:46
@JamesRadford $.cookie is certainly from the jQuery cookie library. It's not a heavy library and I recommend using this one. – Johan Haest Aug 02 '12 at 14:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '12 at 11:23

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You don't need a cookie unless you need to remember the value after the user has navigated away from the page. If you just want to know if a particular event has been triggered, set a normal variable.

If you do need to use cookies and manipulate these client-side, it is easier with a plugin as suggested above (but not absolutely necessary).

answered Aug 02 '12 at 11:23

Flash

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correct, the user can navigate away, hence the need for a cookie – James Radford Aug 02 '12 at 11:26
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1458724/how-to-set-unset-cookie-with-jquery, second answer for a non-plugin solution. Its not particularly clean imo. – Flash Aug 02 '12 at 11:27
im using this code although I can't see the cookie being set? document.cookie = 'MyTestCookie=Agreed; expires=; path=/' – James Radford Aug 02 '12 at 11:48
I'm using the WebDeveloper addon for Firefox and using the view cookie information toolbar option. can see plenty of cookies, just not MyTestCookie – James Radford Aug 02 '12 at 11:48

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '12 at 11:52

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document.cookie = ("MyTestExampleCookie=1");

though it's more advisable to use some cookie lib

answered Aug 02 '12 at 11:52

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