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HttpResponse.SetCookie Method

.NET Framework 4

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Updates an existing cookie in the cookie collection.

Namespace:  System.Web
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
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public void SetCookie(
	HttpCookie cookie
)

Parameters

cookie
Type: System.Web.HttpCookie
The cookie in the collection to be updated.
Exception Condition
HttpException

The cookie is set after the HTTP headers have been sent.
HttpException

Attempted to set the cookie after the HTTP headers were sent.
HttpException

The cookie is set after the HTTP headers have been sent.
HttpException

Attempted to set the cookie after the HTTP headers were sent.

The following example updates the value of an existing cookie.

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MyCookie.Value = DateTime.Now.ToString();
 Response.Cookies.Add(MyCookie);

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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