Reads a cookie.
Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in microsoft.identitymodel.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic
Dim instance As CookieHandler
Dim name As String
Dim context As HttpContext
Dim returnValue As Byte()

returnValue = instance.Read(name, context)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function Read ( _
		name As String, _
		context As HttpContext _
) As Byte()
C#
public byte[] Read (
		string name,
		HttpContext context
)
C++
public:
array<unsigned char>^ Read (
		String^ name, 
		HttpContext^ context
)
J#
public byte[] Read (
		String name, 
		HttpContext context
)
JScript
public function Read (
		name : String, 
		context : HttpContext
) : byte[]

Parameters

name

Name for the cookie

context

HttpContext for the request

Return Value

The cookie value, or null if the cookie was not found

Exceptions

Exception type Condition
ArgumentNullException

When name is null or empty

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Not tested on Windows XP

See Also