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# init(properties:)

Initializes an HTTP cookie object with the given cookie properties.

```
init?(properties: [HTTPCookiePropertyKey : Any])
```

## Parameters

`properties`

The properties for the new cookie object, expressed as key-value pairs.

## Return Value

A new cookie object, with the given properies.

## Discussion

This initializer returns `nil` if the provided properties are invalid. To successfully create a cookie, you must provide values for (at least) the [`path`](/documentation/Foundation/HTTPCookiePropertyKey/path), [`name`](/documentation/Foundation/HTTPCookiePropertyKey/name), and [`value`](/documentation/Foundation/HTTPCookiePropertyKey/value) keys, and either the [`originURL`](/documentation/Foundation/HTTPCookiePropertyKey/originURL) key or the [`domain`](/documentation/Foundation/HTTPCookiePropertyKey/domain) key.

See Accepting cookies for more information on the available cookie attribute constants and the constraints imposed on the values in the dictionary.

## See Also

[`+  cookieWithProperties:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSHTTPCookie/cookieWithProperties:)

Creates and initializes an HTTP cookie object using the provided properties.


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