NetworkCredential.GetCredential Method (Uri, String)
Returns an instance of the NetworkCredential class for the specified Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and authentication type.
Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
'Declaration Public Function GetCredential ( _ uri As Uri, _ authType As String _ ) As NetworkCredential
Parameters
- uri
- Type: System.Uri
The URI that the client provides authentication for.
- authType
- Type: System.String
The type of authentication requested, as defined in the IAuthenticationModule.AuthenticationType property.
Implements
ICredentials.GetCredential(Uri, String)The following code example uses the GetCredential method to retrieve a NetworkCredential object for the specified URI.
' Create an empty instance of the NetworkCredential class. Dim myCredentials As New NetworkCredential(userName, password) ' Create a WebRequest with the specified URL. Dim myWebRequest As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create(url) ' GetCredential returns the same NetworkCredential instance that invoked it, ' irrespective of what parameters were provided to it. myWebRequest.Credentials = myCredentials.GetCredential(New Uri(url), "") Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + ControlChars.Cr + "User Credentials:- UserName : {0} , Password : {1}", myCredentials.UserName, myCredentials.Password) ' Send the request and wait for a response. Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + ControlChars.Cr + "Request to Url is sent.Waiting for response...Please wait ...") Dim myWebResponse As WebResponse = myWebRequest.GetResponse() ' Process the response. Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Response received sucessfully") ' Release the resources of the response object. myWebResponse.Close()
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
