Java HttpCookie setMaxAge() Method

The setMaxAge(long expiry)method of Java HttpCookie class is used to set the maximum age of the cookie within seconds.

The result with a positive value indicates that the cookie will expire after the specified time in seconds.

The result with a negative value indicates that the cookie is not stored persistently and will be deleted.

Syntax

Parameter

The above method consist of only one parameter:

expiry - denotes an integer that specifies the maximum age of the cookie in seconds. If the age is set to 0 then the cookie should be discarded immediately else the maximum age of the cookie is unspecified.

Return

N.A.

Example 1

import java.net.HttpCookie;
public class JavaHttpCookieSetMaxAgeExample1 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    HttpCookie  cookie = new HttpCookie("Employee", "2");
    // Sets the maximum age of the cookie within seconds. 
	  cookie.setMaxAge(5000);
	System.out.println("The maximum age of the cookie is given as: "+cookie.getMaxAge());
     }
}

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Output:

The maximum age of the cookie is given as: 5000

Example 2

import java.net.HttpCookie;
public class JavaHttpCookieSetMaxAgeExample2 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		HttpCookie  cookie1 = new HttpCookie("Employee", "2");
		HttpCookie  cookie2 = new HttpCookie("Worker", "3");
	// Sets the maximum age of the cookie within seconds. 
		cookie1.setMaxAge(3500);
		cookie2.setMaxAge(4500);
System.out.println("The maximum age of the first cookie is given as: "+cookie1.getMaxAge());
System.out.println("The maximum age of the second cookie is given as: "+cookie2.getMaxAge());   
	}
}

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Output:

The maximum age of the first cookie is given as: 3500
The maximum age of the second cookie is given as: 4500

Example 3

import java.net.HttpCookie;
public class JavaHttpCookieSetMaxAgeExample3 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		HttpCookie  cookie = new HttpCookie("Employee", "2");
		// Sets the maximum age of the cookie within seconds. 
		cookie.setMaxAge(-1);
		//-1 represents that the given cookie exists until the browser is shut down.
System.out.println("The maximum age of the cookie is given as: "+cookie.getMaxAge());
	   }
	}

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Output:

The maximum age of the cookie is given as: -1

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