java.net.CookiePolicy Class in Java

Last Updated : 26 Nov, 2021

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.

Signature

public interface CookiePolicy

Fields

S.NO	Field	Description	Data Type
1.	ACCEPT_ALL	CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ALL is a predefined policy that accepts all the cookies.	static CookiePolicy
2.	ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER	CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER is a predefined policy that only accepts cookies from the original server.	static CookiePolicy
3.	ACCEPT_NONE	CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_NONE is a predefined policy that accepts no cookies.	static CookiePolicy

Method

CookiePolicy Interface consists of only one method named as shouldAccept(URI uri, HttpCookie cookie).

shouldAccept(URI uri , HttpCookie cookie) Method

Syntax:

boolean shouldAccept(URI uri, HttpCookie cookie).

Method Parameter:

shouldAccept() has two parameters which are of URI and HttpCookie type.

Method Return Type:

shouldAccept() has boolean return type and will return true if cookie should be accepted otherwise will return false.

Define Our Own Cookie Policy

To define cookie policy –

Implement the CookiePolicy interface.

Define the shouldAccept method of CookiePolicy and program according to our need.

Examples

1. Java program to set cookieManager cookie policy to accept all the cookies –

Java

import java.net.*;

class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        // create instance of cookieManager

        CookieManager cookieManager = new CookieManager();

        // set cookieManager cookie policy using

        // setCookiePolicy method

        cookieManager.setCookiePolicy(CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ALL);

        System.out.println("Cookie Policy for cookieManager is set to : CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ALL");

    }

}

Output

Cookie Policy for cookieManager is set to : CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ALL

2. Java program to set cookieManager cookie policy to accept no cookies –

Java

import java.net.*;

class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        // create instance of cookieManager

        CookieManager cookieManager = new CookieManager();

        // set cookieManager cookie policy using

        // setCookiePolicy method

        cookieManager.setCookiePolicy(CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_NONE);

        System.out.println("Cookie Policy for cookieManager is set to : CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_NONE");

    }

}

Output

Cookie Policy for cookieManager is set to : CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_NONE

3. Java program to set cookieManager cookie policy to accept cookies from the original server only –

Java

import java.net.*;

class GFG {

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        // create instance of cookieManager

        CookieManager cookieManager = new CookieManager();

        // set cookieManager cookie policy using

        // setCookiePolicy method

        cookieManager.setCookiePolicy(CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER);

        System.out.println("Cookie Policy for cookieManager is set to : CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER");

    }

}

Output

Cookie Policy for cookieManager is set to : CookiePolicy.ACCEPT_ORIGINAL_SERVER

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java.net.CookiePolicy Class in Java

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shouldAccept(URI uri , HttpCookie cookie) Method

Define Our Own Cookie Policy

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