Hello,
I recently search for a method to delete all cookies from the build in .NET WinForms
WebBrowser control.
I didn't found any
working solution for it, nor working example.
It being told to use
InternetSetOption, but nothing found about it.
So, i will write here my solution for
clearing and deleting all cookies.
My solution using
InternetSetOption with the option flag:
INTERNET_OPTION_SUPPRESS_BEHAVIOR, which described as:
A general purpose option that is used to suppress behaviors on a process-wide basis. The lpBuffer parameter of the function must be a pointer to a DWORD containing the specific behavior to suppress. This option cannot be queried with InternetQueryOption.
This option flag should be used together with INTERNET_SUPPRESS_COOKIE_PERSIST options, which means:
Suppresses the persistence of cookies, even if the server has specified them as persistent.
So the example code for it will be:
static void Main()
{
SuppressWininetBehavior();
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("wininet.dll", CharSet = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool InternetSetOption(int hInternet, int dwOption, IntPtr lpBuffer, int dwBufferLength);
private static unsafe void SuppressWininetBehavior()
{
/* SOURCE: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa385328%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
* INTERNET_OPTION_SUPPRESS_BEHAVIOR (81):
* A general purpose option that is used to suppress behaviors on a process-wide basis.
* The lpBuffer parameter of the function must be a pointer to a DWORD containing the specific behavior to suppress.
* This option cannot be queried with InternetQueryOption.
*
* INTERNET_SUPPRESS_COOKIE_PERSIST (3):
* Suppresses the persistence of cookies, even if the server has specified them as persistent.
* Version: Requires Internet Explorer 8.0 or later.
*/
int option = (int)3/* INTERNET_SUPPRESS_COOKIE_PERSIST*/;
int* optionPtr = &option;
bool success = InternetSetOption(0, 81/*INTERNET_OPTION_SUPPRESS_BEHAVIOR*/, new IntPtr(optionPtr), sizeof(int));
if (!success)
{
MessageBox.Show("Something went wrong !>?");
}
}
Please make sure your project is allows unsafe code. (under Properties => Build Tab)
This code is deleting the COOKIES per PROCESS on startup ONLY.
[tested on WIN-7 and working great]