Module java.base
Package java.net

Interface CookiePolicy

public interface CookiePolicy
CookiePolicy implementations decide which cookies should be accepted and which should be rejected. Three pre-defined policy implementations are provided, namely ACCEPT_ALL, ACCEPT_NONE and ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER.

See RFC 2965 sec. 3.3 and 7 for more detail.

Since:
1.6

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    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final CookiePolicy
    ACCEPT_ALL
    One pre-defined policy which accepts all cookies.
    static final CookiePolicy
    ACCEPT_NONE
    One pre-defined policy which accepts no cookies.
    static final CookiePolicy
    ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER
    One pre-defined policy which only accepts cookies from original server.

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    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    shouldAccept(URI uri, HttpCookie cookie)
    Will be called to see whether or not this cookie should be accepted.

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    • ACCEPT_ALL Link icon

      static final CookiePolicy ACCEPT_ALL
      One pre-defined policy which accepts all cookies.

    • ACCEPT_NONE Link icon

      static final CookiePolicy ACCEPT_NONE
      One pre-defined policy which accepts no cookies.

    • ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER Link icon

      static final CookiePolicy ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER
      One pre-defined policy which only accepts cookies from original server.

  • Method Details Link icon

    • shouldAccept Link icon

      boolean shouldAccept(URI uri, HttpCookie cookie)
      Will be called to see whether or not this cookie should be accepted.
      Parameters:
      uri - the URI to consult accept policy with
      cookie - the HttpCookie object in question
      Returns:
      true if this cookie should be accepted; otherwise, false