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getCookieVar

Returns value of requested cookie.


mixed getCookieVar(string var_name [, mixed default_value])

The function getGetVar returns the value of requested cookie or default_value if the cookie doesn't exist. If default_value is omitted the function returns zero.

Example

<?
// If the cookie value was not set the function
// returns zero and the script prints 'First time visit' text
$lastVisitDate = getCookieVar('lastVisitDate');
if(!$lastVisitDate)
    echo "First time visit";

// If the cookie value was not set the function returns '800' as a string
$defaultWidth = getCookieVar('defaultWidth', '800');
?>
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