nsICookieConsent

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Last changed in Gecko 1.9 (Firefox 3)

Inherits from: nsISupports

Method overview

void getConsent();

Methods

getConsent()

Gives a decision on what should be done with a cookie, based on a site's p3p policy and the user's preferences. the policy for the given URI and channel is also returned.

 nsCookieStatus getConsent(
  in nsIURI uri,
  in nsIHttpChannel httpChannel,
  in boolean isForeign,
  out nsCookiePolicy policy
 );
Parameters
uri
The URI to find the policy for.
httpChannel
The channel to extract the p3p headers from.
isForeign
True if the cookie originates from a third-party site. this is used to decide the cookie status based on user preferences.
policy
The policy for the given URI, or nsICookie::POLICY_UNKNOWN if one cannot be found. valid values are defined in nsICookie.idl.
Return value

Returns nsCookieStatus. Valid values are defined in nsICookie.idl.

See also