/* cookie functions */
function cnnElexCreateCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function cnnElexReadCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function cnnElexEraseCookie(name) {
	cnnElexCreateCookie(name,"",-1);
}

function cnnElexCookieIsSupported() {
	cnnElexCreateCookie('cnnElexTest','goodToGo','30');
	var response = cnnElexReadCookie('cnnElexTest');
	if(response == 'goodToGo') {
		cnnElexEraseCookie('cnnElexTest');
		return true;
	}
	else {
		return false;
	}
}

function drawBadgeFromCookie( intBoxSize ) {
	var chrClass = 'S';
	if(intBoxSize == 1) { chrClass = 'L'; }
	if(cnnCookieSupported) {
		if(cnnElexReadCookie('cnnElexBadgeId') != null) {
			var value = cnnElexReadCookie('cnnElexBadgeId');
			cnnDrawVBBox( intBoxSize, value );
		}// else cookie not set
		else {
			document.write('<div class="cnnNoDataBox'+chrClass+'"><div class="cnnNoDataBoxContent"><b>Your personal political platform is not set.<br><a href="/ELECTION/2006/special/issues/caucus/quiz.html">Take the quiz</a></b></div></div>');
		}
	}// else cookies not enabled
	else {
		document.write('<div class="cnnNoDataBox'+chrClass+'"><div class="cnnNoDataBoxContent"><b>Your browser\'s cookie functionality is disabled.<br>Please enable JavaScript and cookies in order to use this feature. <a href="javascript:location.href=location.href">Try again</a></b></div></div>');
	}
}

var cnnCookieSupported = cnnElexCookieIsSupported();