= 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

* *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:setcookie(3)[cow_cookie:setcookie(3)]
