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ICS.SetCookie

Sets a cookie on the client.

Syntax

public boolean 
SetCookie(String name,
          String value,
          int timeout,
          String url,
          String domain,
          boolean bSecure)

Parameters

name

The name of the cookie to set.

value

The value to set the cookie to. Setting the value to null removes the cookie.

timeout

The timeout period for the cookie on the client, in seconds.

url

Valid URL. This value restricts the sending of the cookie from the client to this URL only. Defaults to "/" if omitted.

domain

Valid domain name. This value restricts the sending of the cookie from the client to addresses in this domain only.

bSecure

Indicates whether security is set on this cookie.

Description

The SetCookie method sets a cookie on the client.

SetCookie must appear before anything that streams back data on the page or the cookie will not be set. This is an HTTP requirement.

To remove a cookie, set the cookie value to null.

Returns

Returns true on success, false on failure.

Example

ics.ClearErrno();
success = ics.SetCookie("acookie", "sweet", 100, "/", "/" , false );
int errnum = ics.GetErrno();
if (success) 
  ics.SetSSVar ("var4" , cs.GetSSVar("acookie")); 
else 
 ics.SetSSVar ("var4" , "failed");

 

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