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difference between response.addCookie and response.setHeader

You can also choose to add cookies via response.setHeader(""Set-Cookie"....)
Why would you want to add a cookie using response.setHeader over response.addCookie? Are there any important differences of doing one over the other?

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sandeshj

setHeader method of response object is used to create an HTTP Header with the name and value given as string.
Eg:
response.setHeader("Content_Type","text/html");

addCookie() method of response object is used to add the specified cookie to the response.
Eg:
response.addCookie(Cookie yourSystem);

Both are different. You can't set a cookie using setHeader. Its for passing plain Name-Value Pairs in the Header of the response.

singh101

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I am under the assumption you can set a cookie using response.setHeader("Set-Cookie.....)

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