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CookieContainer.SetCookies Method

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Creates cookie instances for the cookies specified in the HTTP cookie header and adds them to the CookieContainer associated with the specified Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).

Namespace:  System.Net
Assembly:  System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub SetCookies ( _
    uri As Uri, _
    cookieHeader As String _
)

public void SetCookies(
    Uri uri,
    string cookieHeader
)

Parameters

  • uri
    Type: System.Uri
    The URI associated with the cookie container.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

uri is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)

-or-

cookieHeader is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)
CookieException

One of the cookies is invalid.

-or-

An error occurred while adding one of the cookies to the container.

Remarks

The cookies contained in cookieHeader should be separated by commas.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.