org.apache.http.cookie

Interface SetCookie

All Superinterfaces:

Cookie

All Known Subinterfaces:

SetCookie2

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicClientCookie, BasicClientCookie2

public interface SetCookie
extends Cookie

This interface represents a Set-Cookie response header sent by the origin server to the HTTP agent in order to maintain a conversational state.

Since:

4.0

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	setComment(String comment) If a user agent (web browser) presents this cookie to a user, the cookie's purpose will be described using this comment.
void	setDomain(String domain) Sets the domain attribute.
void	setExpiryDate(Date expiryDate) Sets expiration date.
void	setPath(String path) Sets the path attribute.
void	setSecure(boolean secure) Sets the secure attribute of the cookie.
void	setValue(String value)
void	setVersion(int version) Sets the version of the cookie specification to which this cookie conforms.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.http.cookie.Cookie

getComment, getCommentURL, getDomain, getExpiryDate, getName, getPath, getPorts, getValue, getVersion, isExpired, isPersistent, isSecure

Method Detail

setValue

void setValue(String value)

setComment

void setComment(String comment)

If a user agent (web browser) presents this cookie to a user, the cookie's purpose will be described using this comment.

Parameters:

comment -

See Also:

Cookie.getComment()

setExpiryDate

void setExpiryDate(Date expiryDate)

Sets expiration date.

Note: the object returned by this method is considered immutable. Changing it (e.g. using setTime()) could result in undefined behaviour. Do so at your peril.

Parameters:

expiryDate - the Date after which this cookie is no longer valid.

See Also:

Cookie.getExpiryDate()

setDomain

void setDomain(String domain)

Sets the domain attribute.

Parameters:

domain - The value of the domain attribute

See Also:

Cookie.getDomain()

setPath

void setPath(String path)

Sets the path attribute.

Parameters:

path - The value of the path attribute

See Also:

Cookie.getPath()

setSecure

void setSecure(boolean secure)

Sets the secure attribute of the cookie.

When true the cookie should only be sent using a secure protocol (https). This should only be set when the cookie's originating server used a secure protocol to set the cookie's value.

Parameters:

secure - The value of the secure attribute

See Also:

Cookie.isSecure()

setVersion

void setVersion(int version)

Sets the version of the cookie specification to which this cookie conforms.

Parameters:

version - the version of the cookie.

See Also:

Cookie.getVersion()