Session only cookies with Javascript

Question

I was wondering if it\'s possible to create session only cookies with Javascript. When the browser is closed the cookies should be removed.

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Answer 1

A simpler solution would be to use sessionStorage, in this case:

var myVariable = "Hello World";

sessionStorage['myvariable'] = myVariable;

var readValue = sessionStorage['myvariable'];
console.log(readValue);

However, keep in mind that sessionStorage saves everything as a string, so when working with arrays / objects, you can use JSON to store them:

var myVariable = {a:[1,2,3,4], b:"some text"};

sessionStorage['myvariable'] = JSON.stringify(myVariable);
var readValue = JSON.parse(sessionStorage['myvariable']);

A page session lasts for as long as the browser is open and survives over page reloads and restores. Opening a page in a new tab or window will cause a new session to be initiated.

So, when you close the page / tab, the data is lost.