Can't Set and Get cookie using C# under ASP.NET MVC

Question

I'm trying to set and read cookies in c#. I wrote these two methods:

public static void setCookie(string sCookie, string value)
{
    HttpCookie cookie = HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies[sCookie];
    if (cookie == null)
        cookie = new HttpCookie(sCookie);
    cookie.Value = value;
    cookie.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddYears(1);
    HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies.Add(cookie);
}

public static string getCookie(string sCookie)
{
    if (HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies[sCookie] == null)
        return null;
    return HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies[sCookie].Value;
}

But I don't know why when I read the method getCookie, after calling setCookie, the collection HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies contains always 2 elements, "__RequestVerificationToken" and "ASP.NET_SessionId", it doesn't contain my cookies...

Methods are not in any controller, just in a utils class, but I don't see any problem for that...

Can you figure out why my set method doesn't work? Thank you!

can u show how u set and get cookie.may be u are trying set and get a cookie in the same request — sakir
– sakir, Commented May 17, 2015 at 18:40
I'm using cookies to set the current culture, i.e. "en" "it" "es" and so on. I could get the added cookie in the same request, but however I expect that in the next request cookie is surely present... I do use Response.Cookies.Add, as showed in my code, through HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies.Add(cookie); — RedPelle
– RedPelle, Commented May 17, 2015 at 18:48

michalh · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-17 18:42:53Z

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Set cookies to the Response object, also set the Path of a cookie

answered May 17, 2015 at 18:42

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RedPelle Over a year ago

I use HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies.Add(cookie) if it is what you mean and the path is always "/" by default, and that's ok for me, I think

walther Over a year ago

@RedPelle, please read the difference between Request and Response. It will make your life as a web developer much easier.

RedPelle Over a year ago

Changed the line HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies.Add(cookie); with the line: HttpContext.Current.Response.Cookies.Add(cookie); Sometimes you can read the same thing for an hour without reading it right... I don't know why I was stuck with writing in the Request, that doesn't make any sense :)

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