ASP.NET Cookies are being set with no value - asp.net

Question

I am trying to pass data from the login controller to the home controller via a cookie. This seems like it shouldn't be a big deal, but the cookie is being written with no value. Quite frustrating.
The code I'm using to set the cookie:
Customer user = new Customer();
int pass;
pass = MD5Hash(formResult.password);
if (pass == customer.CM_PASSWORD_HASH)
{
FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(customer.CM_FULL_NAME, true);
HttpCookie userCookie = new HttpCookie("User");
userCookie.Values.Add("id", customer.CM_CUSTOMER_ID.ToString());
userCookie.Values.Add("companyid", customer.CM_COMPANY_ID.ToString());
userCookie.Values["type"] = "customer";
userCookie.Values["name"] = customer.CM_FULL_NAME;
HttpContext.Response.Cookies.Set(userCookie);
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
}
This is what I'm trying to use to read the cookie:
if (Request.Cookies.AllKeys.Contains("User"))
{
HttpCookie userCookie = HttpContext.Request.Cookies["User"];
switch (userCookie.Values["type"])
{
case "customer":
Customer customer = new Customer();
customer.BridgeTrakId = Int32.Parse(Response.Cookies.Get("User").Values["id"]);
customer.CompanyId = Int32.Parse(Response.Cookies.Get("User").Values["companyid"]);
customer.Name = Response.Cookies.Get("User").Values["name"];
model.User = customer;
model.Equipment = DataAccess.EquipmentRepository.GetEquipment(customer.BridgeTrakId);
break;
default:
break;
}
}
The cookie gets created, and when I view it in the Chrome tools, the name is there, but the value is empty. When I view the userCookie in visual studio, it shows that it has a value.
Can anyone explain to me where I am losing the value, and how I can fix this.

Answer 1

You want to retrieve id, companyid and name same as you did for type.
HttpCookie userCookie = HttpContext.Request.Cookies["User"];
switch (userCookie.Values["type"])
{
case "customer":
Customer customer = new Customer();
customer.BridgeTrakId = Int32.Parse(userCookie.Values["id"]);
customer.CompanyId = Int32.Parse(userCookie.Values["companyid"]);
customer.Name = userCookie.Values["name"];
...
break;
default:
break;
}
Another Method
Request.Cookies["User"]["type"]
Request.Cookies["User"]["id"]
Request.Cookies["User"]["companyid"]
Request.Cookies["User"]["name"]
Note: I do not know the reason behind passing data. Ideally, you do not want to cookie just to pass data between controller. Instead, you want to use QueryString or SessionState.

Answer 2

Try setting the cookie like so.
HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie("Cookie");
cookie.Value = "Hello Cookie! CreatedOn: " + DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();
this.ControllerContext.HttpContext.Response.Cookies.Add(cookie);
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");