Reading cookie expiration date

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DarthVader picture DarthVader · Oct 7, 2009 · Viewed 38.8k times · Source

Is it possible to read cookie expiration date using JavaScript?

If yes, how? If not, is there a source I can look at?

Answer

Daniel Vandersluis picture Daniel Vandersluis · Oct 7, 2009

It is not possible to get the expiration date of a cookie through Javascript; only key-value pairs are exposed through document.cookie.

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