ICookieManager
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Description
This is a wrapper class that allows you to more easily manipulate HTTP cookies on the server.
Methods
Get(string)
Returns the value of a cookie in the HTTP request.
string Get(string name)Parameters
- name – The name of the cookie for which to search.
Returns
If the cookie is found, this returns the value of the cookie.
Add(string, string, DateTimeOffset)
Adds a cookie to the HTTP response and sets the expiration date and time.
void Add(string name, string value, DateTimeOffset? expires = null)Parameters
- name – The name of the cookie to add.
- value – The value to store inside the cookie.
- expires – The date and time that the cookie should expire.
Remove(string)
Removes a cookie from the HTTP request. Also, adds an expired cookie of the same name to the HTTP response.
void Remove(string name)Parameters
- name – The name of the cookie to remove.
Example
The example below is an excerpt from the CartOrderProviderByUser. For non-authenticated users, the cart is stored in a cookie. The example attempts to retrieve the customerOrderId from the cookie in order to retrieve the cart for the user.
protected virtual CustomerOrder GetCustomerOrderForNotLoggedUser()
{
var customerOrderId = this.CookieManager.Get(this.CartCookieName);
return customerOrderId.IsBlank()
? null
: this.UnitOfWork.GetRepository<CustomerOrder>().Get(customerOrderId);
}