WebRequestCreator.ClientHttp Property

With Silverlight, you can specify whether the browser or the client provides HTTP handling for your Silverlight-based applications. By default, HTTP handling is performed by the browser and you must opt-in to client HTTP handling.

The following is a list of scenarios that you would typically specify client HTTP handling for:

• Using HTTP methods other than GET and POST.

• Using response status codes, bodies and headers.

• Sending HTTP XML requests such as messages to SOAP and REST services.

• Manually managing cookies.

The following example shows you how to specify client HTTP handling for all messages.

bool httpResult = WebRequest.RegisterPrefix("http://", WebRequestCreator.ClientHttp);
bool httpsResult = WebRequest.RegisterPrefix("https://", WebRequestCreator.ClientHttp);


...


if (httpResult == true)
{
    WebClient wc = new WebClient();
    wc.OpenReadAsync(new Uri("http://api.search.live.net/qson.aspx?query=Silverlight"));
    wc.OpenReadCompleted += new OpenReadCompletedEventHandler(wc_OpenReadCompleted);
}

Silverlight

Silverlight for Windows Phone

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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