Cookie Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net

Assembly:

System.Net.Primitives.dll

Source:

Cookie.cs

Provides a set of properties and methods that are used to manage cookies. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class Cookie sealed

public sealed class Cookie

type Cookie = class

Public NotInheritable Class Cookie

Inheritance

Object

Cookie

Examples

The following example sends a request to a URL and displays the cookies returned in the response.

#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Net;

// This example is run at the command line.
// Specify one argument: the name of the host to 
// send the request to.
// If the request is sucessful, the example displays the contents of the cookies
// returned by the host.
int main()
{
   array<String^>^args = Environment::GetCommandLineArgs();
   if ( args == nullptr || args->Length != 2 )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Specify the URL to receive the request." );
      Environment::Exit( 1 );
   }

   
   HttpWebRequest^ request = dynamic_cast<HttpWebRequest^>(WebRequest::Create( args[ 1 ] ));
   request->CookieContainer = gcnew CookieContainer;
   HttpWebResponse^ response = dynamic_cast<HttpWebResponse^>(request->GetResponse());
   response->Cookies = request->CookieContainer->GetCookies( request->RequestUri );
   
   // Print the properties of each cookie.
   System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = response->Cookies->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      Cookie^ cook = safe_cast<Cookie^>(myEnum->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( "Cookie:" );
      Console::WriteLine( "{0} = {1}", cook->Name, cook->Value );
      Console::WriteLine( "Domain: {0}", cook->Domain );
      Console::WriteLine( "Path: {0}", cook->Path );
      Console::WriteLine( "Port: {0}", cook->Port );
      Console::WriteLine( "Secure: {0}", cook->Secure );
      Console::WriteLine( "When issued: {0}", cook->TimeStamp );
      Console::WriteLine( "Expires: {0} (expired? {1})", cook->Expires, cook->Expired );
      Console::WriteLine( "Don't save: {0}", cook->Discard );
      Console::WriteLine( "Comment: {0}", cook->Comment );
      Console::WriteLine( "Uri for comments: {0}", cook->CommentUri );
      Console::WriteLine( "Version: RFC {0}", cook->Version == 1 ? (String^)"2109" : "2965" );
      
      // Show the string representation of the cookie.
      Console::WriteLine( "String: {0}", cook );
      
   }

}

// Output from this example will be vary depending on the host name specified,
// but will be similar to the following.
/*
Cookie:
CustomerID = 13xyz
Domain: .contoso.com
Path: /
Port:
Secure: False
When issued: 1/14/2003 3:20:57 PM
Expires: 1/17/2013 11:14:07 AM (expired? False)
Don't save: False
Comment: 
Uri for comments:
Version: RFC 2965
String: CustomerID = 13xyz
*/

using System.Net;
using System;
namespace Examples.System.Net.Cookies
{
    // This example is run at the command line.
    // Specify one argument: the name of the host to
    // send the request to.
    // If the request is sucessful, the example displays the contents of the cookies
    // returned by the host.

    public class CookieExample
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            if (args == null || args.Length != 1)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Specify the URL to receive the request.");
                Environment.Exit(1);
            }
            var request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(args[0]);
            request.CookieContainer = new CookieContainer();

            using (var response = (HttpWebResponse) request.GetResponse())
            {
                // Print the properties of each cookie.
                foreach (Cookie cook in response.Cookies)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Cookie:");
                    Console.WriteLine($"{cook.Name} = {cook.Value}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Domain: {cook.Domain}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Path: {cook.Path}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Port: {cook.Port}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Secure: {cook.Secure}");

                    Console.WriteLine($"When issued: {cook.TimeStamp}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Expires: {cook.Expires} (expired? {cook.Expired})");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Don't save: {cook.Discard}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Comment: {cook.Comment}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Uri for comments: {cook.CommentUri}");
                    Console.WriteLine($"Version: RFC {(cook.Version == 1 ? 2109 : 2965)}");

                    // Show the string representation of the cookie.
                    Console.WriteLine($"String: {cook}");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// Output from this example will be vary depending on the host name specified,
// but will be similar to the following.
/*
Cookie:
CustomerID = 13xyz
Domain: .contoso.com
Path: /
Port:
Secure: False
When issued: 1/14/2003 3:20:57 PM
Expires: 1/17/2013 11:14:07 AM (expired? False)
Don't save: False
Comment:
Uri for comments:
Version: RFC 2965
String: CustomerID = 13xyz
*/

Imports System.Net

' This example is run at the command line.
' Specify one argument: the name of the host to 
' receive the request.
' If the request is sucessful, the example displays the contents of the cookies
' returned by the host.

Public Class CookieExample
    
    Public Shared Sub Main(args() As String)
        If args Is Nothing OrElse args.Length <> 1 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Specify the URL to receive the request.")
            Environment.Exit(1)
        End If
        Dim request As HttpWebRequest = WebRequest.Create(args(0))
        request.CookieContainer = New CookieContainer()
    
        Using response As HttpWebResponse = request.GetResponse()
            ' Print the properties of each cookie.
            For Each cook As Cookie In response.Cookies
                Console.WriteLine("Cookie:")
                Console.WriteLine($"{cook.Name} = {cook.Value}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Domain: {cook.Domain}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Path: {cook.Path}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Port: {cook.Port}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Secure: {cook.Secure}")
    
                Console.WriteLine($"When issued: {cook.TimeStamp}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Expires: {cook.Expires} (expired? {cook.Expired})")
                Console.WriteLine($"Don't save: {cook.Discard}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Comment: {cook.Comment}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Uri for comments: {cook.CommentUri}")
                Console.WriteLine($"Version: RFC {If(cook.Version = 1, 2109, 2965)}")
    
                ' Show the string representation of the cookie.
                Console.WriteLine($"String: {cook}")
            Next
        End Using
    End Sub
End Class



' Output from this example will be vary depending on the host name specified,
' but will be similar to the following.
'
'Cookie:
'CustomerID = 13xyz
'Domain: .contoso.com
'Path: /
'Port:
'Secure: False
'When issued: 1/14/2003 3:20:57 PM
'Expires: 1/17/2013 11:14:07 AM (expired? False)
'Don't save: False
'Comment: 
'Uri for comments:
'Version: RFC 2965
'String: CustomerID = 13xyz
'

Remarks

The Cookie class is used by a client application to retrieve information about cookies that are received with HTTP responses. The following cookie formats are supported during parsing of the HTTP response headers: the original Netscape specification, RFC 2109, and RFC 2965.

For a list of initial property values for an instance of Cookie, see the various Cookie constructors.

Constructors

Cookie()	Initializes a new instance of the Cookie class.
Cookie(String, String, String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the Cookie class with a specified Name, Value, Path, and Domain.
Cookie(String, String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the Cookie class with a specified Name, Value, and Path.
Cookie(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the Cookie class with a specified Name and Value.

Properties

Comment	Gets or sets a comment that the server can add to a Cookie.
CommentUri	Gets or sets a URI comment that the server can provide with a Cookie.
Discard	Gets or sets the discard flag set by the server.
Domain	Gets or sets the URI for which the Cookie is valid.
Expired	Gets or sets the current state of the Cookie.
Expires	Gets or sets the expiration date and time for the Cookie as a DateTime.
HttpOnly	Determines whether a page script or other active content can access this cookie.
Name	Gets or sets the name for the Cookie.
Path	Gets or sets the URIs to which the Cookie applies.
Port	Gets or sets a list of TCP ports that the Cookie applies to.
Secure	Gets or sets the security level of a Cookie.
TimeStamp	Gets the time when the cookie was issued as a DateTime.
Value	Gets or sets the Value for the Cookie.
Version	Gets or sets the version of HTTP state maintenance to which the cookie conforms.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Overrides the Equals(Object) method.
GetHashCode()	Overrides the GetHashCode() method.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Overrides the ToString() method.

See also

• CookieCollection
• CookieContainer
• CookieException