# Class yii\web\Cookie

Inheritance | yii\web\Cookie » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements | yii\base\Configurable
Available since version | 2.0
Source Code | https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/web/Cookie.php

Cookie represents information related with a cookie, such as $name, $value, $domain, etc.

For more details and usage information on Cookie, see the guide article on handling cookies.

## Public Properties

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Property | Type | Description | Defined By
--- | --- | --- | ---
$domain | string | Domain of the cookie | yii\web\Cookie
$expire | integer|string|DateTimeInterface|null | The timestamp or date at which the cookie expires. | yii\web\Cookie
$httpOnly | boolean | Whether the cookie should be accessible only through the HTTP protocol. | yii\web\Cookie
$name | string | Name of the cookie | yii\web\Cookie
$path | string | The path on the server in which the cookie will be available on. | yii\web\Cookie
$sameSite | string | SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. | yii\web\Cookie
$secure | boolean | Whether cookie should be sent via secure connection | yii\web\Cookie
$value | string | Value of the cookie | yii\web\Cookie

## Public Methods

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Method | Description | Defined By
--- | --- | ---
__call() | Calls the named method which is not a class method. | yii\base\BaseObject
__construct() | Constructor. | yii\base\BaseObject
__get() | Returns the value of an object property. | yii\base\BaseObject
__isset() | Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null. | yii\base\BaseObject
__set() | Sets value of an object property. | yii\base\BaseObject
__toString() | Magic method to turn a cookie object into a string without having to explicitly access $value. | yii\web\Cookie
__unset() | Sets an object property to null. | yii\base\BaseObject
canGetProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read. | yii\base\BaseObject
canSetProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set. | yii\base\BaseObject
className() | Returns the fully qualified name of this class. | yii\base\BaseObject
hasMethod() | Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined. | yii\base\BaseObject
hasProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined. | yii\base\BaseObject
init() | Initializes the object. | yii\base\BaseObject

## Constants

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Constant | Value | Description | Defined By
--- | --- | --- | ---

SAME_SITE_LAX

'Lax'

SameSite policy Lax will prevent the cookie from being sent by the browser in all cross-site browsing context during CSRF-prone request methods (e.g. POST, PUT, PATCH etc). E.g. a POST request from https://otherdomain.com to https://yourdomain.com will not include the cookie, however a GET request will. When a user follows a link from https://otherdomain.com to https://yourdomain.com it will include the cookie

yii\web\Cookie

SAME_SITE_NONE

'None'

SameSite policy None disables the SameSite policy so cookies will be sent in all contexts, i.e in responses to both first-party and cross-origin requests. E.g. a POST request from https://otherdomain.com to https://yourdomain.com will include the cookie. Note: If `sameSite` is set to None, the `secure` attribute must be set to `true` (otherwise the cookie will be blocked by the browser).

yii\web\Cookie

SAME_SITE_STRICT

'Strict'

SameSite policy Strict will prevent the cookie from being sent by the browser in all cross-site browsing context regardless of the request method and even when following a regular link. E.g. a GET request from https://otherdomain.com to https://yourdomain.com or a user following a link from https://otherdomain.com to https://yourdomain.com will not include the cookie.

yii\web\Cookie

## Property Details

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$domain public property

Domain of the cookie

public string $domain = ''
$expire public property

The timestamp or date at which the cookie expires. This is the server timestamp. Defaults to 0, meaning "until the browser is closed" (the same applies to `null`).

public integer|string|DateTimeInterface|null $expire = 0
$httpOnly public property

Whether the cookie should be accessible only through the HTTP protocol. By setting this property to true, the cookie will not be accessible by scripting languages, such as JavaScript, which can effectively help to reduce identity theft through XSS attacks.

public boolean $httpOnly = true
$name public property

Name of the cookie

public string $name = null
$path public property

The path on the server in which the cookie will be available on. The default is '/'.

public string $path = '/'
$sameSite public property (available since version 2.0.21)

SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests.

See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Set-Cookie/SameSite for more information about sameSite.

public string $sameSite = self::SAME_SITE_LAX
$secure public property

Whether cookie should be sent via secure connection

public boolean $secure = false
$value public property

Value of the cookie

public string $value = ''

## Method Details

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__call() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::__call()

Calls the named method which is not a class method.

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when an unknown method is being invoked.

public mixed __call ( $name, $params )
$name | string | The method name
$params | array | Method parameters
return | mixed | The method return value
throws | yii\base\UnknownMethodException | when calling unknown method

Source code

                    public function __call($name, $params)
    {
        throw new UnknownMethodException('Calling unknown method: ' . get_class($this) . "::$name()");
    }

__construct() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::__construct()

Constructor.

The default implementation does two things:

- Initializes the object with the given configuration `$config`.
- Call init().

If this method is overridden in a child class, it is recommended that

- the last parameter of the constructor is a configuration array, like `$config` here.
- call the parent implementation at the end of the constructor.

public void __construct ( $config = [] )
$config | array | Name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties

Source code

                    public function __construct($config = [])
    {
        if (!empty($config)) {
            Yii::configure($this, $config);
        }
        $this->init();
    }

__get() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::__get()

Returns the value of an object property.

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing `$value = $object->property;`.

See also __set().

public mixed __get ( $name )
$name | string | The property name
return | mixed | The property value
throws | yii\base\UnknownPropertyException | if the property is not defined
throws | yii\base\InvalidCallException | if the property is write-only

Source code

                    public function __get($name)
    {
        $getter = 'get' . $name;
        if (method_exists($this, $getter)) {
            return $this->$getter();
        } elseif (method_exists($this, 'set' . $name)) {
            throw new InvalidCallException('Getting write-only property: ' . get_class($this) . '::' . $name);
        }
        throw new UnknownPropertyException('Getting unknown property: ' . get_class($this) . '::' . $name);
    }

__isset() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::__isset()

Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing `isset($object->property)`.

Note that if the property is not defined, false will be returned.

See also https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.isset.php.

public boolean __isset ( $name )
$name | string | The property name or the event name
return | boolean | Whether the named property is set (not null).

Source code

                    public function __isset($name)
    {
        $getter = 'get' . $name;
        if (method_exists($this, $getter)) {
            return $this->$getter() !== null;
        }
        return false;
    }

__set() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::__set()

Sets value of an object property.

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing `$object->property = $value;`.

See also __get().

public void __set ( $name, $value )
$name | string | The property name or the event name
$value | mixed | The property value
throws | yii\base\UnknownPropertyException | if the property is not defined
throws | yii\base\InvalidCallException | if the property is read-only

Source code

                    public function __set($name, $value)
    {
        $setter = 'set' . $name;
        if (method_exists($this, $setter)) {
            $this->$setter($value);
        } elseif (method_exists($this, 'get' . $name)) {
            throw new InvalidCallException('Setting read-only property: ' . get_class($this) . '::' . $name);
        } else {
            throw new UnknownPropertyException('Setting unknown property: ' . get_class($this) . '::' . $name);
        }
    }

__toString() public method

Magic method to turn a cookie object into a string without having to explicitly access $value.

    if (isset($request->cookies['name'])) {
        $value = (string) $request->cookies['name'];
    }

public string __toString ( )
return | string | The value of the cookie. If the value property is null, an empty string will be returned.

Source code

                    public function __toString()
    {
        return (string) $this->value;
    }

__unset() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::__unset()

Sets an object property to null.

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing `unset($object->property)`.

Note that if the property is not defined, this method will do nothing. If the property is read-only, it will throw an exception.

See also https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unset.php.

public void __unset ( $name )
$name | string | The property name
throws | yii\base\InvalidCallException | if the property is read only.

Source code

                    public function __unset($name)
    {
        $setter = 'set' . $name;
        if (method_exists($this, $setter)) {
            $this->$setter(null);
        } elseif (method_exists($this, 'get' . $name)) {
            throw new InvalidCallException('Unsetting read-only property: ' . get_class($this) . '::' . $name);
        }
    }

canGetProperty() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::canGetProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.

A property is readable if:

- the class has a getter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
- the class has a member variable with the specified name (when `$checkVars` is true);

See also canSetProperty().

public boolean canGetProperty ( $name, $checkVars = true )
$name | string | The property name
$checkVars | boolean | Whether to treat member variables as properties
return | boolean | Whether the property can be read

Source code

                    public function canGetProperty($name, $checkVars = true)
    {
        return method_exists($this, 'get' . $name) || $checkVars && property_exists($this, $name);
    }

canSetProperty() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::canSetProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.

A property is writable if:

- the class has a setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
- the class has a member variable with the specified name (when `$checkVars` is true);

See also canGetProperty().

public boolean canSetProperty ( $name, $checkVars = true )
$name | string | The property name
$checkVars | boolean | Whether to treat member variables as properties
return | boolean | Whether the property can be written

Source code

                    public function canSetProperty($name, $checkVars = true)
    {
        return method_exists($this, 'set' . $name) || $checkVars && property_exists($this, $name);
    }

className() public static method
Deprecated since 2.0.14. On PHP >=5.5, use `::class` instead.

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::className()

Returns the fully qualified name of this class.

public static string className ( )
return | string | The fully qualified name of this class.

Source code

                    public static function className()
    {
        return get_called_class();
    }

hasMethod() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::hasMethod()

Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.

The default implementation is a call to php function `method_exists()`. You may override this method when you implemented the php magic method `__call()`.

public boolean hasMethod ( $name )
$name | string | The method name
return | boolean | Whether the method is defined

Source code

                    public function hasMethod($name)
    {
        return method_exists($this, $name);
    }

hasProperty() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::hasProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.

A property is defined if:

- the class has a getter or setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
- the class has a member variable with the specified name (when `$checkVars` is true);

See also:

- canGetProperty()
- canSetProperty()

public boolean hasProperty ( $name, $checkVars = true )
$name | string | The property name
$checkVars | boolean | Whether to treat member variables as properties
return | boolean | Whether the property is defined

Source code

                    public function hasProperty($name, $checkVars = true)
    {
        return $this->canGetProperty($name, $checkVars) || $this->canSetProperty($name, false);
    }

init() public method

Defined in: yii\base\BaseObject::init()

Initializes the object.

This method is invoked at the end of the constructor after the object is initialized with the given configuration.

public void init ( )

Source code

                    public function init()
    {
    }