expires Property

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Sets or retrieves the expiration date of data persisted with the userData behavior.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	oPersistObject.expires [ = sUTCString ]

Possible Values

sUTCString

String that specifies the expiration date in UTC (Universal Time Coordinate) format.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Remarks

The expires property designates the amount of time that persisted information is available. Microsoft® Internet Explorer removes the persisted information when the browser checks the date and the designated time has expired.

Example

This example uses the expires property to set the expiration date of persisted data to one minute after the information is persisted.

Sample Code

<STYLE>
.userData { behavior: url(#default#userdata)}
</STYLE>

<SCRIPT>
function fnSave(){
   var oTimeNow = new Date(); // Start Time
   oTimeNow.setMinutes(oTimeNow.getMinutes() + 1);
   var sExpirationDate = oTimeNow.toUTCString();

   oPersistDiv.expires = sExpirationDate;
   oPersistDiv.setAttribute("sData",oPersistText.value);
   // Save the persistence data as "sTimeout".
   oPersistDiv.save("sTimeout");
}
</SCRIPT>

:

<DIV CLASS = "userData" ID=oPersistDiv onsave = "fnSave()" >
<INPUT TYPE=text ID=oPersistText>

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	userData

See Also

persistence overview

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