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= cow_cookie:setcookie(3)

== Name

cow_cookie:setcookie - Generate a set-cookie header

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
setcookie(Name  :: iodata(),
          Value :: iodata(),
          Opts  :: cow_cookie:cookie_opts())
    -> iolist()
----

Generate a set-cookie header.

== Arguments

Name::

Cookie name.

Value::

Cookie value.

Opts::

Options added to the set-cookie header as attributes.

== Return value

An iolist with the generated set-cookie header value.

== Changelog

* *1.0*: Function introduced.

== Examples

.Generate a set-cookie header
[source,erlang]
----
SetCookie = cow_cookie:setcookie(<<"sessionid">>, ID, #{
    http_only => true,
    secure    => true
}).
----

== See also

link:man:cow_cookie(3)[cow_cookie(3)],
link:man:cow_cookie:parse_cookie(3)[cow_cookie:parse_cookie(3)]