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<!-- JavaScript:Cookies code snippet 9. -->
<!-- A function to delete a cookie: contains 3 arguments. -->
<!-- Satisfying the requirement to match the same name, path and
domain as when the cookie was created for cookie deletion.  -->

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<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
// function to delete a cookie containing 3 arguments.
function deleteCookie(name,path,domain)
{
// calls function setCookie() with 5 arguments
// for function setCookie() see JavaScript: Cookies code snippet 8
// note that the expiry date is set to '0' which is 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT
setCookie(name,'',new Date(0),path,domain)
}
//]]>
</script>
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<body>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
// create a value for the cookie that is to be deleted
var cookieData = escape("name:eric penguin")
// create a new Date object
var expiryDate=new Date()
// set the expiry date of the cookie to 100 days in the future
expiryDate.setTime(expiryDate.getTime() + (1000*60*60*24*100))
// create cookie with setCookie() from JavaScript: Cookies code snippet 8
setCookie('testCookie9',cookieData,expiryDate,'/','justfigures.co.uk')

// call the getCookie() function to write out the value from the cookie
// for function getCookie() see JavaScript: Cookies code snippet 4
document.write("The cookie value is: " + getCookie("testCookie9") + "<br />")

// call the deleteCookie() function to delete the cookie
deleteCookie('testCookie9','/','justfigures.co.uk')

// call the getCookie() function again to see if the cookie exists
document.write("The cookie value is now: " + getCookie("testCookie9"))
//]]>
</script>
</body>
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