What is ngx-cookie-service?
The ngx-cookie-service is an Angular service for handling cookies. It provides a simple API to set, get, and delete cookies in an Angular application.
What are ngx-cookie-service's main functionalities?
Set a Cookie
This feature allows you to set a cookie with a specified name and value. In this example, a cookie named 'test' with the value 'Hello World' is set.
import { CookieService } from 'ngx-cookie-service';
constructor(private cookieService: CookieService) { }
this.cookieService.set('test', 'Hello World');
Get a Cookie
This feature allows you to retrieve the value of a cookie by its name. In this example, the value of the cookie named 'test' is retrieved and logged to the console.
import { CookieService } from 'ngx-cookie-service';
constructor(private cookieService: CookieService) { }
const value = this.cookieService.get('test');
console.log(value);
Delete a Cookie
This feature allows you to delete a cookie by its name. In this example, the cookie named 'test' is deleted.
import { CookieService } from 'ngx-cookie-service';
constructor(private cookieService: CookieService) { }
this.cookieService.delete('test');
Check if a Cookie Exists
This feature allows you to check if a cookie exists by its name. In this example, it checks if the cookie named 'test' exists and logs the result to the console.
import { CookieService } from 'ngx-cookie-service';
constructor(private cookieService: CookieService) { }
const exists = this.cookieService.check('test');
console.log(exists);
Other packages similar to ngx-cookie-service
ngx-cookie
ngx-cookie is another Angular package for handling cookies. It provides similar functionalities to ngx-cookie-service, such as setting, getting, and deleting cookies. However, ngx-cookie also offers additional features like cookie serialization and deserialization.
angular2-cookie
angular2-cookie is an older package for managing cookies in Angular applications. It offers basic cookie operations similar to ngx-cookie-service but is less actively maintained and may not support the latest Angular versions.