getCookies
Cookie[] session.getCookies ( )
Description
Get the current cookies.
Parameters
This method does not receive any parameters.
Return Values
Returns an array of the cookies in the session.
Change Log
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.0 | Available for all editions. |
Examples
Add Cookie If Missing
// Get cookies
cookies = session.getCookies();
// Cookie Information
cookieDomain = "mydomain.com";
cookieName = "cookie_test";
cookieValue = "please_accept_for_session";
// Exists Flag
cookieExists = false;
// Loop through cookies
for (i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
cookie = cookies[i];
// Check if this is the cookie
if (cookie.getName().equals(cookieName) && cookie.getValue().equals(cookieValue)&&cookie.getDomain().equals(cookieDomain)) {
//if the cookie matches then it exists
cookieExists = true;
// Log search status
session.log( "+++Cookie Exists" );
// Stop searching
break;
}
}
// Add cookie, if it doesn't exist
if ( !cookieExists ) {
session.log( "+++Cookie Does NOT Exists: Setting Cookie" );
session.setCookie( cookieDomain, cookieName, cookieValue);
}
cookies = session.getCookies();
// Cookie Information
cookieDomain = "mydomain.com";
cookieName = "cookie_test";
cookieValue = "please_accept_for_session";
// Exists Flag
cookieExists = false;
// Loop through cookies
for (i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
cookie = cookies[i];
// Check if this is the cookie
if (cookie.getName().equals(cookieName) && cookie.getValue().equals(cookieValue)&&cookie.getDomain().equals(cookieDomain)) {
//if the cookie matches then it exists
cookieExists = true;
// Log search status
session.log( "+++Cookie Exists" );
// Stop searching
break;
}
}
// Add cookie, if it doesn't exist
if ( !cookieExists ) {
session.log( "+++Cookie Does NOT Exists: Setting Cookie" );
session.setCookie( cookieDomain, cookieName, cookieValue);
}
Write Cookies to Log
// Get cookies
cookies = session.getCookies();
// Loop through Cookies
for (i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
cookie = cookies[i];
// Write Cookie information to the Log
session.log( "COOKIE #" + i );
session.log( "Name: " + cookie.getName() );
session.log( "Value: " + cookie.getValue() );
session.log( "Path: " + cookie.getPath() );
session.log( "Domain: " + cookie.getDomain() );
// Only log expiration if it is set
if (cookie.getExpiryDate() != null) {
session.log( "Expiration: " + cookie.getExpiryDate().toString() );
}
}
cookies = session.getCookies();
// Loop through Cookies
for (i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
cookie = cookies[i];
// Write Cookie information to the Log
session.log( "COOKIE #" + i );
session.log( "Name: " + cookie.getName() );
session.log( "Value: " + cookie.getValue() );
session.log( "Path: " + cookie.getPath() );
session.log( "Domain: " + cookie.getDomain() );
// Only log expiration if it is set
if (cookie.getExpiryDate() != null) {
session.log( "Expiration: " + cookie.getExpiryDate().toString() );
}
}
See Also
- clearCookies() [session] - Clears all the cookies from this scraping session
- setCookie() [session] - Sets the value of a cookie
tylers on 07/30/2010 at 3:58 pm
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