Why is my macbook air not charging?

This started happening about 4 days ago. When i plug the charger into the computer the orange light wouldn't come on and my computer ran out of battery. I left it like that for about 2 hours and checked it afterwards, and when i turned it on it was stuck at 0%. It said on the top that my mac was charging, but it wasn't going up no matter how long i left it there even after i turned it off. I went online and apparently my charger box thing may have been too cold. So i sat on it for about 20 minutes to warm it up and replugged it into the computer and the orange light came on to show that it was charging properly. *yay* After that i could charge it properly up to 100% and use it, but after about 2 days, the orange light wouldn't come back on no matter how much i tried to fix it. Is this a problem with the charger or the computer? Im posting this from my computer on its plug and the light isn't on... The moment i even unplug the screen goes black and it just says i need to plug it in...

Start by troubleshooting the MagSafe charger itself:Apple Portables: Troubleshooting MagSafe adapters - Apple Support and also check the condition of your battery in the MBA by going to the apple left side of the menu bar, About This Mac, More Info, System Report, Hardware, Power and what does it show for the battery condition, cycle count, capacity? With the charger plugged in, look lower down at AC Charger Information and see if it shows the charger power and model information.

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