Not according to this from the JSDK 2.1 documentation:
public void setMaxAge(int expiry)
Sets the maximum age of the cookie in seconds.
A positive value indicates that the cookie will expire after that many
seconds have passed. Note that the value is the maximum age when the cookie
will expire, not the cookie's current age.
A negative value means that the cookie is not stored persistently and will
be deleted when the Web browser exits. A zero value causes the cookie to be
deleted.
Parameters:
expiry - an integer specifying the maximum age of the cookie in seconds; if
negative, means the cookie is not stored; if zero, deletes the cookie
-- Marc
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Subject: Re: [SERVLET-INTEREST] Deleting a cookie
setMaxAge(0) will not work as if u give the argument as 0 it will take the
default lifetime of the cookie ie the browsers instance. try setMaxAge(1).
Anamitra
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Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:00 PM
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Subject: Deleting a cookie
Does anyone know how to actually delete a cookie as setMaxAge(0) doesn't
seem to do anything at all in the code below.
public void service(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse
response) throws ServletException, IOException {
Cookie[] cookies = request.getCookies();
PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
response.setContentType("text/html");
out.println("<html><head><title>ClearCookies</title></head><body>");
out.println("<h2>ClearCookies</h2><hr>");
if (cookies != null) {
for (int i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
out.println("Deleting: " + cookies[i].getName() + "<br>");
cookies[i].setMaxAge(0);
}
out.println("<p>");
out.println("<b>Your cookies have been deleted</b>");
} else {
out.println("<b>No cookies to delete</b>");
}
out.println("<hr></body></html>");
out.close();
}
Marc Tremblay
Web Programmer
EyeWire Inc.
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