JSP Cookies

Ziycon

This is a cookie i created, when i click logoff i want the cookies to be killed/deleted or its values set to null, which is the right way and best way to do it?

Date now = new Date();
   String timestamp = now.toString();
   Cookie cookie = new Cookie ("username",username);
   cookie.setMaxAge(365 * 24 * 60 * 60);
   response.addCookie(cookie);

Seth Brundle

any use?

<%
     Cookie cookie = new Cookie("username", null);
     cookie.setMaxAge(0);
     cookie.setPath("/");
     response.addCookie(cookie);
%>

Ziycon

Whats this line do?

cookie.setPath("/");

Seth Brundle

Its not necessary actually - I copied the code quickly from elsewhere.

Ziycon

doesnt work, tired changing the code round, anyone else know??

Seth Brundle

Is my example removing the username value? Is it removing the max age value?
What exactly is not working?

Ziycon

nothin at all happens that i can see, the cookie is still alive and the pages all load fine, no changes!