method

delete

rails latest stable - Class: ActionDispatch::Cookies::CookieJar

delete(name, options = {})

public

Removes the cookie on the client machine by setting the value to an empty string and the expiration date in the past. Like []=, you can pass in an options hash to delete cookies with extra data such as a :path.

Returns the value of the cookie, or nil if the cookie does not exist.

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb, line 387
      def delete(name, options = {})
        return unless @cookies.has_key? name.to_s

        options.symbolize_keys!
        handle_options(options)

        value = @cookies.delete(name.to_s)
        @delete_cookies[name.to_s] = options
        value
      end

delete

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