window.navigator.cookieEnabled

Summary

Returns a boolean value indicating whether cookies are enabled or not (read-only).

Syntax

var cookieEnabled = navigator.cookieEnabled;

• cookieEnabled is a boolean true or false.

Example

if (!navigator.cookieEnabled) { 
  // let the user know that enabling cookies makes the web page much more useful
}

Notes

Due to bug 230350 , cookieEnabled may return the wrong result in Gecko-based applications.

Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of any standard.