mksetcookie
mksetcookie |
Purpose
Generate a set-cookie header line.
Synopsis
function mksetcookie(name:string, value:text, domain:text, path:text, exp:integer):text
Arguments
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name
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Cookie name
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value
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Associated value
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domain
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Domain of the cookie: if it does not start with a dot the domain is interpreted as a host name and the cookie is a
host only cookie
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path
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Path in the domain
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exp
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Expiration time: with a negative value the cookie will be deleted; with
0 the cookie never expires (
session cookie) and a positive value is interpreted as an amount of time in seconds after which the cookie will expire
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Return value
A text string of the form
"Set-Cookie: name=value\n"
Further information
This function may be used to send cookies to a client by generating a set-cookie header that can be directly appended to the additional headers string of
httpreply or
httpreplycode. The returned string is terminated by an end of line.
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