delete cookies using javascript.

Question

I am working on Asp.Net Mvc and am creating a cookie using in one page.I want when a user moves to her page the cookie gets deleted.Further if the same page (in cookie was created) is refreshed the cookie should not be deleted.How can i achieve this.

Answer 1

quirksmode.org has some pretty handy functions for creating/reading/manipulating/deleting cookies.

Answer 2

When you're creating the cookie, set the expires like this:

document.cookie="cookie_name=cookie_value; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";