XML and Cookies

[aaronking]

Hello,

Just wondering if you can store a XML file into a Cookie?

I have the following code:

function setCookie(c_name,value,exdays)
 {
 var exdate=new Date();
 exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() + exdays);
 var c_value=escape(value) + ((exdays==null) ? "" : "; expires="+exdate.toUTCString());
 document.cookie=c_name + "=" + c_value;
 }

just wondering if you can store a XML file into a cookie so that I can load the whole xml file from the cookie rather than loading the XML file again?

Anyone able to help?

[PeejAvery]

Sorry. Cookies store raw strings. You could use JSON and serialize the XML as an object, then convert back to XML after. But, either way...you're still dealing with plain text.

[sitewhisper]

Agree with but you can set the timeout of the cookie. This is temporary solution yet.

[TomasRiker]

While you can store XML text in a cookie, it might not be the best idea.
XML means a lot of overhead and if you want to store a lot of data, you can reach the 4 KB limit quickly.