jQuery.cookie = function (key, value, options) {

    // key and value given, set cookie...
        if (arguments.length > 1 && (value === null || typeof value !== "object")) {
                options = jQuery.extend({}, options);
                
                        if (value === null) {
                                    options.expires = -1;
                                            }
                                            
                                                    if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
                                                                var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
                                                                            t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
                                                                                    }
                                                                                    
                                                                                            return (document.cookie = [
                                                                                                        encodeURIComponent(key), '=',
                                                                                                                    options.raw ? String(value) : encodeURIComponent(String(value)),
                                                                                                                                options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
                                                                                                                                            options.path ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
                                                                                                                                                        options.domain ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
                                                                                                                                                                    options.secure ? '; secure' : ''
                                                                                                                                                                            ].join(''));
                                                                                                                                                                                }
                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                    // key and possibly options given, get cookie...
                                                                                                                                                                                        options = value || {};
                                                                                                                                                                                            var result, decode = options.raw ? function (s) { return s; } : decodeURIComponent;
                                                                                                                                                                                                return (result = new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie)) ? decode(result[1]) : null;
                                                                                                                                                                                                };