[Solved]How to get a cookie value in a javascript file with Prestashop?

[cactusman2]

Hi,

 

I have created a javascript function called formatCurrency2 which is pretty similar to formatCurrency (both located in themes/prestashop/js/tools.js).

To use this new function I need to know the value of a cookie called 'currency2'.

 

In a php file on Prestashop I simply do $currency2 = $cookie->currency2; and it works perfectly.

However I have no idea how to do that in a javascript file.

I need to read this cookie from this javascript file otherwise the data won't be updated with ajax.

 

Any help would be really appreciated

 

Thank you !

Edited May 8, 2012 by cactusman2 (see edit history)

[CartExpert.net]

Hi,

if you are using ajax then set the variable, pass it over to javascript and process it.

[cactusman2]

Hi,

 

Thank you for your answer and sorry for the late reply.

That actually what I did finally ! As I couldn't find out how to do the way I wanted I tried an other way.

Set the variable on the php files then using them in the new javascript function.

[websku]

Hello,

 

I'm facing similar issue to read the cookie from the .js file.

Can you post a sample code how you managed to read the cookie from the javascript file?

[ariom]

Hi,

 

Thank you for your answer and sorry for the late reply.

That actually what I did finally ! As I couldn't find out how to do the way I wanted I tried an other way.

Set the variable on the php files then using them in the new javascript function.

 

Hi cactusman.....

i'm also interested in your solution....why not sharing?

 

Tkx

Ariom

[cactusman2]

Hi,

 

I will try to explain as good as I can.

You will have first to set the variable in the php file.

In my case I wanted to use the 'currency2' cookie to the cart page so I set up a new php variable from the cookie 'currency2' in classes/Cart.php

$other_currency = $cookie->currency2;
$currency2 = new Currency($other_currency);

Then in the corresponding js file you can use those variable.

 

Note that it's not something easy to do.

Also you might have to modify other files and create new function depending of what you want to obtain.

In my case I need the cookie 'currency2' to calculates all prices with a different currency so more modification were involved + the addition of a new function.