/****************************************************************
 *                                                              *
 * This library has been deprecated. The prototype companion    *
 * library (proto-companion.js) should be used instead.         *
 *                                                              *
 ****************************************************************/

var cookies = {

/**
 * Sets a Cookie with the given name and value.
 *
 * name       Name of the cookie
 * value      Value of the cookie
 * [expires]  Expiration date of the cookie (default: end of current session)
 * [path]     Path where the cookie is valid (default: path of calling document)
 * [domain]   Domain where the cookie is valid
 *              (default: domain of calling document)
 * [secure]   Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a
 *              secure transmission
 */
setCookie: function(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure)
{
	document.cookie= name + "=" + escape(value) +
		((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
		((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
		((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
		((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
},

/**
 * Gets the value of the specified cookie.
 *
 * name  Name of the desired cookie.
 *
 * Returns a string containing value of specified cookie,
 *   or null if cookie does not exist.
 */
getCookie: function(name)
{
	var dc = document.cookie;
	var prefix = name + "=";
	var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
	if (begin == -1)
	{
		begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
		if (begin != 0) return null;
	}
	else
	{
		begin += 2;
	}
	var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
	if (end == -1)
	{
		end = dc.length;
	}
	return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}

}