HttpContent Class (System.Net.Http)

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.NET Framework Class Library

HttpContent Class

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A base class representing an HTTP entity body and content headers.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Net.Http..::.HttpContent
    System.Net.Http..::.ByteArrayContent
    System.Net.Http..::.MultipartContent
    System.Net.Http..::.StreamContent

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public MustInherit Class HttpContent _
	Implements IDisposable

public abstract class HttpContent : IDisposable

Visual C++

public ref class HttpContent abstract : IDisposable

[<AbstractClass>]
type HttpContent =  
    class
        interface IDisposable
    end

The HttpContent type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	HttpContent	Initializes a new instance of the HttpContent class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Headers	Gets the HTTP content headers as defined in RFC 2616.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CopyToAsync(Stream)	Write the HTTP content to a stream as an asynchronous operation.
	CopyToAsync(Stream, TransportContext)	Write the HTTP content to a stream as an asynchronous operation.
	CreateContentReadStreamAsync	Write the HTTP content to a memory stream as an asynchronous operation.
	Dispose()()()	Releases the unmanaged resources and disposes of the managed resources used by the HttpContent.
	Dispose(Boolean)	Releases the unmanaged resources used by the HttpContent and optionally disposes of the managed resources.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	LoadIntoBufferAsync()()()	Serialize the HTTP content to a memory buffer as an asynchronous operation.
	LoadIntoBufferAsync(Int64)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ReadAsByteArrayAsync	Write the HTTP content to a byte array as an asynchronous operation.
	ReadAsStreamAsync	Write the HTTP content to a stream as an asynchronous operation.
	ReadAsStringAsync	Write the HTTP content to a string as an asynchronous operation.
	SerializeToStreamAsync	Serialize the HTTP content to a stream as an asynchronous operation.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	TryComputeLength	Determines whether the HTTP content has a valid length in bytes.

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

Platforms

Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, 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.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

System.Net.Http Namespace