Using C# With Cookies

/* Read shopper id from client cookie */
public static bool GetCurrentShopperId(ref string id,System.Web.HttpRequest request)
{
try{
HttpCookie cookie = request.Cookies["iparts_pa"];
if (cookie == null){
//cookie not found
id = string.Empty;
return false;
}
else{
//cookie ok
id = cookie.Values["shopperid"].ToString();

//cookie empty or not
return id.Trim().Length > 0;
}
}
catch(Exception e){

string s = e.ToString(); //to get rid of compiler warning
return false;
}
}

/* Write the shopper id to a client cookie */
public static bool SetCurrentShopperId(string shopperid,System.Web.HttpResponse response)
{
HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie("iparts_pa");
cookie.Values.Add("shopperid",shopperid);
response.Cookies.Add(cookie);
return true;
}