ASP.NET How to Use Cookies

Cookies Description

Cookies are tiny files that are created on your computer or in your browser browser memory (if temporary). Cookies give you a way to store information across multiple http requests and responses or even sessions. Cookies store information in plain text format. Here is a good article on cookies: Beginner’s Guide to ASP.NET Cookies

Retrieve:

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 HttpCookie _userInfoCookies;
 _userInfoCookies = Request.Cookies["GWcookie"];
 if (_userInfoCookies != null) {
    strOotid = _userInfoCookies["Ootid"];
 }

Set Cookie:

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HttpCookie _userInfoCookies;
 
//Creating a Cookie Object
_userInfoCookies = new HttpCookie("GWcookie");
 
//Setting values inside it
_userInfoCookies["LanguageCode"] = myLanguage;
 
//Adding Expire Time of cookies
_userInfoCookies.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(5);

Location of cookies:

C:\Users\wharvey\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies