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
    • Method Summary

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

      • ACCEPT_ALL

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

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

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

      • shouldAccept

        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