How to write and read cookies from Silverlight ?

Here is the sample code to write and read cookies from Silverlight.

Make sure the DateTime.UtcNow is used.

private void SaveCookie(string key, string value)

{

// Expire in 30 days

DateTime expireDate = DateTime.UtcNow + TimeSpan.FromDays(30);

string newCookie = key + "=" + value + ";expires=" + expireDate.ToString("R");

HtmlPage.Document.SetProperty("cookie", newCookie);

}

private string ReadCookie(string key)

{

string[] cookies = HtmlPage.Document.Cookies.Split(';');

foreach (string cookie in cookies)

{

string[] keyValue = cookie.Split('=');

if (keyValue.Length == 2)

{

if (keyValue[0].ToString().Trim() == key.Trim())

return keyValue[1];

}

}

return null;

}

How to update Internet Explorer Status Bar from Silverlight ?

Here is the sample code which checks for Internet Explorer and updates the status bar to "Hello World".

string strAgent = HtmlPage.BrowserInformation.UserAgent;
if (strAgent.IndexOf("MSIE") > -1)
    HtmlPage.Window.SetProperty("status", "Hello World");