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FileWebRequest.Timeout Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets or sets the length of time until the request times out.

Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

public override int Timeout { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The time, in milliseconds, until the request times out, or the value Timeout.Infinite to indicate that the request does not time out.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value specified is less than or equal to zero and is not Infinite.

Remarks

A Domain Name System (DNS) query may take up to 15 seconds to return or time out. If your request contains a host name that requires resolution and you set Timeout to a value less than 15 seconds, it may take 15 seconds or more before a WebException is thrown to indicate a time-out on your request.

Examples

The following code example sets the Timeout property. Refer to the complete example in the FileWebRequest class.

C++

                // Create a Uri object. 
                Uri myUrl = new Uri ("file://" + fileName);

                // Create a FileWebRequest object.
                myFileWebRequest = (FileWebRequest)WebRequest.CreateDefault (myUrl);

                // Set the time-out to the value selected by the user.
                myFileWebRequest.Timeout = timeout;

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

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.

Reference

FileWebRequest Class

System.Net Namespace

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