function getExpDate(days, hours, minutes) {
    var expDate = new Date( );
    if (typeof days == "number" && typeof hours == "number" && 
        typeof hours == "number") {
        expDate.setDate(expDate.getDate( ) + parseInt(days));
        expDate.setHours(expDate.getHours( ) + parseInt(hours));
        expDate.setMinutes(expDate.getMinutes( ) + parseInt(minutes));
        return expDate.toGMTString( );
    }
}
   
// utility function called by getCookie( )
function getCookieVal(offset) {
    var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
    if (endstr == -1) {
        endstr = document.cookie.length;
    }
    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
}
   
// primary function to retrieve cookie by name
function getCookie(name) {
	
	var arg = name + "=";
    var alen = arg.length;
    var clen = document.cookie.length;
    
    
    var i = 0;
    while (i < clen) {
        var j = i + alen;
        if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg) {
            return getCookieVal(j);
        }
        i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
        if (i == 0) break; 
    }
    return "";
}

//Them thang nay tai vi thang tieng viet do hoi
function getCookies(name) {
	
	var arg = name + "=";
    var alen = arg.length;
    var clen = document.cookie.length;
    
    
    var i = 0;
    while (i < clen) {
        var j = i + alen;
        if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg) {
            return getCookieVal(j);
        }
        i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
        if (i == 0) break; 
    }
    return "";
}

   
// store cookie value with optional details as needed
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
        ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires : "") +
        ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
        ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
        ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
}

//Tai thang do hoi tieng viet
function setCookies(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
        ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires : "") +
        ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
        ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
        ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
}
   
// remove the cookie by setting ancient expiration date
function deleteCookie(name,path,domain) {
    if (getCookie(name)) {
        document.cookie = name + "=" +
            ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
            ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
            "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
    }
}

//thang tieng viet do hoi
function deleteCookies(name,path,domain) {
    if (getCookies(name)) {
        document.cookie = name + "=" +
            ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
            ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
            "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
    }
}


function object2String(obj) {
    var val, output = "";
    if (obj) {    
        output += "{";
        for (var i in obj) {
            val = obj[i];
            switch (typeof val) {
                case ("object"):
                    if (val[0]) {
                        output += i + ":" + array2String(val) + ",";
                    } else {
                        output += i + ":" + object2String(val) + ",";
                    }
                    break;
                case ("string"):
                    output += i + ":'" + escape(val) + "',";
                    break;
                default:
                    output += i + ":" + val + ",";
            }
        }
        output = output.substring(0, output.length-1) + "}";
    }
    return output;
}
   
function array2String(array) {
    var output = "";
    if (array) {
        output += "[";
        for (var i in array) {
            val = array[i];
            switch (typeof val) {
                case ("object"):
                    if (val[0]) {
                        output += array2String(val) + ",";
                    } else {
                        output += object2String(val) + ",";
                    }
                    break;
                case ("string"):
                    output += "'" + escape(val) + "',";
                    break;
                default:
                    output += val + ",";
            }
        }
        output = output.substring(0, output.length-1) + "]";
    }
    return output;
}
   
function string2Object(string) {
    
    if (string.length >0)
    {
      eval("var result =" + string);
      return result;
    }
    else
    	return "";
}
   
function string2Array(string) {
    if (string.length >0)
    {
      eval("var result =" + string);
      return result;
    }
    else
    	return "";
}