JavaServer Pages, Second Edition

Name

<ora:addCookie>

Synopsis

The <ora:addCookie> action sets response headers for creating or deleting a cookie. It must be used before the response is committed, for instance before a <jsp:include> action with the flush attribute set to true.

Syntax

<ora:addCookie name="cookieName" value="cookieValue"
  [maxAge="ageInSeconds"] />

Attributes

Attribute name	Java type	Dynamic value accepted	Description
name	String	EL expression	The cookie name.
value	String	EL expression	The cookie value.
maxAge	String	EL expression	The number of seconds before the cookie expires. Default is -1, meaning that the cookie expires when the browser is closed. Use 0 to delete the cookie from the browser.

Example

<%-- 
  Add a cookie named "userName", using the value from a
  request parameter with the same name, that expires in
  30 days
--%>
<ora:addCookie name="userName" 
  value="${param:username}"
  maxAge="${30 * 24 * 60 * 60}" 
/>
  
<%--
  Delete a cookie named "userName"
--%>
<ora:addCookie name="userName" 
  value="ignored"
  maxAge="0" 
/>