<script language="VB" runat="server"> Const COOKIE_NAME As String = "test-cookie-name" Const COOKIE_VALUE As String = "test-cookie-value"
' Declare our cookie object Dim objCookieObject As HttpCookie
Sub btnSetCookie_OnClick(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs) ' Create a cookie object - I'm passing name and value, ' but you can also pass in a name and set the value later. ' ie. objCookieObject = New HttpCookie(COOKIE_NAME) objCookieObject = New HttpCookie(COOKIE_NAME, COOKIE_VALUE)
' We already set these above! 'objCookieObject.Name = COOKIE_NAME 'objCookieObject.Value = COOKIE_VALUE
' Normally you can leave these alone. ' The defaults will work fine for most uses. 'objCookieObject.Domain = "www.domain.com" 'objCookieObject.Path = "/path/" 'objCookieObject.Secure = True
Response.AppendCookie(objCookieObject) End Sub
Sub btnRemoveCookie_OnClick(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs) objCookieObject = New HttpCookie(COOKIE_NAME)
' Expire it on the day I was born just so we're sure it's a date in the past. objCookieObject.Expires = New DateTime(1974, 11, 12)
Response.AppendCookie(objCookieObject) End Sub
Sub btnGetCookie_OnClick(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs) objCookieObject = Request.Cookies(COOKIE_NAME)
If Not(objCookieObject = null) Then lblCookieDetails.Text = objCookieObject.Name
' I'm ignoring collections. They're outside the realm of this basic sample. ' FYI: Additional properties related to cookie collections: Values, Item End Sub </script>
<html> <body>
<h4>The cookie name we're using for this sample is: <em><%= COOKIE_NAME %></em></h4>
<p> To see the cookie's current status you'll need to click below. This is because the response which adds or deletes the cookie happens after the request is already done. As such, those changes aren't available from the request collection until the next request. </p>
