Setting session variable using javascript

Question

I am getting name and email id of a user after he logs in via facebook to my website.. I want to add those variables in session on login form itself using javascript; I tried following:

FB.api('/me', function(me) {         if (me.name) {             document.getElementById('auth-displayname').innerHTML = me.name; <% Session["fbName"] = me.name; %>         } } 

it gives error like me (in this line: <%Session["fbName"] = me.name; %>) does not exist in the current context etc.. my div "auth-displayname" is getting that value but I'm having problem with session variable

How can I do this

Answer 1

You can use

sessionStorage.SessionName = "SessionData" ,

sessionStorage.getItem("SessionName") and

sessionStorage.setItem("SessionName","SessionData");

See the supported browsers on http://caniuse.com/namevalue-storage

Answer 2

A session is stored server side, you can't modify it with JavaScript. Sessions may contain sensitive data.

You can modify cookies using document.cookie.

You can easily find many examples how to modify cookies.