Java HttpCookie setHttpOnly() Method

The setHttpOnly(Boolean httpOnly) method of Java HttpCookie class is used to indicate whether the cookie can be considered as HTTPOnly or not. If it is set to true then the cookie cannot be accessed by scripting engines like JavaScript.

Syntax

Parameter

The above method requires only one parameter:

httpOnly - indicates true if the cookie is HTTP only which means that it is visible as a part of an HTTP request.

Return

N.A.

Example 1

import java.net.HttpCookie;
public class JavaHttpCookieSetHttpOnlyExample1 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
	HttpCookie  cookie = new HttpCookie("Student", "1");
	// Indicate whether the cookie can be considered as HTTP Only or not.
		cookie.setHttpOnly(true);
	// Return true if the cookie is considered as HTTPOnly.
System.out.println("Check whether the cookie is HTTPOnly: "+cookie.isHttpOnly());
	 }
 }

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Output:

Check whether the cookie is HTTPOnly: true

Example 2

import java.net.HttpCookie;
public class JavaHttpCookieSetHttpOnlyExample2 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		HttpCookie  cookie = new HttpCookie("Student", "1");
		// Indicate whether the cookie can be considered as HTTP Only or not.
			cookie.setHttpOnly(false);
		// Return false if the cookie is not considered as HTTPOnly.
	System.out.println("Check whether the cookie is HTTPOnly: "+cookie.isHttpOnly());
   }
}

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Output:

Check whether the cookie is HTTPOnly: false

Example 3

import java.net.HttpCookie;
public class JavaHttpCookieSetHttpOnlyExample3 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		HttpCookie cookie1 = new HttpCookie("Student1", "1");
		HttpCookie cookie2 = new HttpCookie("Student2", "2");
		//Indicate whether the cookie can be considered as HTTP Only or not.
		cookie1.setHttpOnly(true);
		cookie2.setHttpOnly(false);
		System.out.println("Check whether the first cookie is HTTPOnly:"+cookie1.isHttpOnly());
		System.out.println("Check whether the second cookie is HTTPOnly:"+cookie2.isHttpOnly());
	   }
	}

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Output:

Check whether the first cookie is HTTPOnly:true
Check whether the second cookie is HTTPOnly:false

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Java HttpCookie Class

Java HttpCookie setHttpOnly() Method

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