$(document).ready(function(){ var name = get_name_from_cookie() $("#username").val(name) }); function get_name_from_cookie() { if (document.cookie) { var cookies = document.cookie.split(";") for (i in cookies) { var cookie = cookies[i].split("=") if (cookie[0].indexOf("imname") !== -1) { if (cookie[1] !== 'false' && cookie[1] !== 'undefined' && cookie[1].length) { return cookie[1] } } } } return "" }; function update_username(data){ if (data.username.length > 0){ document.cookie = "imname="+data.username+";path=/;domain=.asdf.us;max-age=1086400" } }