Description
Use the SoapPBCookie class to get or set cookies for the Web service.
Methods
SoapPBCookie has the following methods:
Description
Gets a comment that the server provides with a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.GetComment ( )
Return value
String.
Returns a comment provided with the cookie.
Usage
An optional comment added by the server typically includes information about privacy policy or intended uses of the cookie.
Description
Gets a URI comment that the server provides with a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.GetCommentUri ( )
Return value
String.
Returns a URI comment provided with the cookie.
Usage
An optional comment added by the server that represents the intended use of the URI reference for the cookie.
Description
Gets the current state of a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.GetExpired ( )
Return value
Boolean.
Returns true if the cookie has expired. Otherwise, returns false.
Description
Gets the expiration date and time for a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.GetExpires ( )
Return value
DateTime.
Gets the expiration date and time of a cookie.
Usage
A session cookie returns a DateTime value of January 1, 0001, 00:00:00.0000000.
Description
Gets the accessibility of a cookie to page scripts or other active content.
Syntax
acookie.GetHttpOnly ( )
Return value
Boolean.
Returns false when a page script or other active content is able to access the cookie. Otherwise, returns true.
Description
Gets the name of a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.GetName ( )
Return value
String.
Returns the name of the cookie.
Usage
For an example using GetName, see the section called “PBGetCookies (Deprecated)” in PowerScript Reference.
Description
Gets the security level of a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.GetSecure ( )
Return value
Boolean.
Returns true if HTTPS is required. Otherwise, returns false.
Description
Gets the time when the cookie was issued.
Syntax
acookie.GetTimeStamp ( )
Return value
DateTime.
Gets the date and time when the cookie was issued.
Description
Gets the URI for which the cookie is valid.
Syntax
acookie.GetURI ( )
Return value
String.
Returns the URI.
Description
Gets the value of the cookie.
Syntax
acookie.GetValue ( )
Return value
String.
Returns the cookie value.
Description
Gets the version of the HTTP state maintenance to which a cookie conforms.
Syntax
acookie.GetVersion ( )
Return value
Integer.
Returns 1 if the cookie conforms to RFC 2109, and 2 if the cookie conforms to RFC 2965.
Description
Sets a comment that the server can add to a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.SetComment ( string comment )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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comment |
String for a comment that you want the server to provide with a cookie |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
Comments are optional. Typical comments include information about privacy policy and intended use of a cookie.
Description
Sets a comment.
Syntax
acookie.SetCommentURI ( string commentUri )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
|
commentUri |
String for a URI comment that you want the server to provide with a cookie |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
URI comments are optional, but must conform to the URI format when used. Typical URI comments include information about how the server uses a cookie.
Description
Sets the state of a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.SetExpired ( boolean expired )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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expired |
Set to true if you want to terminate the cookie. The expired value is false by default. |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Description
Sets the expiration date and time for a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.SetExpires ( datetime expires )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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expires |
A DateTime value for the expiration date and time you want to set for a cookie |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
You set a session cookie by entering a DateTime value of January 1, 0001, 00:00:00.0000000.
Description
Determines whether a cookie can be accessed by page scripts or other active content.
Syntax
acookie.SetHttpOnly ( boolean httpOnly )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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httpOnly |
Set to true if you want to restrict cookie to HTTP access only. Set to false if you want page scripts or other active content to be able to access the cookie. |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Description
Sets the name for a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.SetName ( string name )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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name |
The name that you want to set for the cookie |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
The name must be initialized before setting an instance of the Cookie class. The following characters cannot be used for the cookie name: equal sign (=), semicolon (;), comma (,), new line (\n), return (\r), and tab (\t). The dollar sign ($) cannot be used as the first character in the name.
Cookies are considered the same if the values of both their URI and name are the same. If a cookie already exists in the Web service with the same name and URI, it will be replaced with the new cookie when you call a Web service method.
For an example using SetName, see the section called “PBAddCookie (Deprecated)” in PowerScript Reference.
Description
Sets the security level for a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.SetSecure ( boolean secure )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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secure |
Set this to true if you want the client to return the cookie only when Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) is used. |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
SetSecure is false by default.
Description
Sets the URI for which the cookie is valid.
Syntax
acookie.SetURI ( string uri )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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uri |
The URI for which the cookie is valid |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
The URI value you set must conform to the URI format.
Description
Sets the value for a cookie.
Syntax
acookie.SetValue ( string value )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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value |
A string value that you want to set for the cookie |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
Semicolons and commas cannot be used in the value that you set for a cookie.
Description
Sets the HTTP state maintenance version to which a cookie conforms.
Syntax
acookie.SetVersion ( int version )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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acookie |
The name of an instance of the SoapPBCookie object |
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version |
The HTTP version to which you want the cookie to conform. |
Return value
Long.
Returns 0 for success, and 50 for failure.
Usage
If you set version to 1, the cookie must conform to RFC 2109. If you set the cookie to 2, the cookie must conform too RFC 2965.
