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= cow_cookie:parse_cookie(3)
== Name
cow_cookie:parse_cookie - Parse a cookie header
== Description
[source,erlang]
----
parse_cookie(Cookie :: binary())
-> [{binary(), binary()}]
----
Parse a cookie header.
== Arguments
Cookie::
The cookie header value.
== Return value
A list of cookie name/value pairs is returned on success.
An exception is thrown in the event of a parse error.
== Changelog
* *2.9*: Fixes to the parser may lead to potential incompatibilities.
A cookie name starting with `$` is no longer ignored.
A cookie without a `=` will be parsed as the value of
the cookie named `<<>>` (empty name).
* *1.0*: Function introduced.
== Examples
.Parse a cookie header
[source,erlang]
----
Cookies = cow_cookie:parse_cookie(CookieHd).
----
== See also
link:man:cow_cookie(3)[cow_cookie(3)],
link:man:cow_cookie:parse_set_cookie(3)[cow_cookie:parse_set_cookie(3)],
link:man:cow_cookie:cookie(3)[cow_cookie:cookie(3)],
link:man:cow_cookie:setcookie(3)[cow_cookie:setcookie(3)]
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