HttpContent Class (System.Net.Http)

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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.FormUrlEncodedContent
    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
C#
public abstract class HttpContent : IDisposable
Visual C++
public ref class HttpContent abstract : IDisposable
F#
[<AbstractClass>]
type HttpContent =  
    class
        interface IDisposable
    end

The HttpContent type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  Name Description
Protected method HttpContent Initializes a new instance of the HttpContent class.
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Properties
  Name Description
Public property ContentReadStream Gets a stream representing the serialized HTTP content.
Public property Headers Gets the HTTP content headers as defined in RFC 2616.
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Methods
  Name Description
Public method CopyTo(Stream) Write the HTTP content to a stream.
Public method CopyTo(Stream, TransportContext) Write the HTTP content to a stream.
Public method CopyToAsync(Stream) Write the HTTP content to a stream as an asynchronous operation.
Public method CopyToAsync(Stream, TransportContext) Write the HTTP content to a stream as an asynchronous operation.
Protected method CreateContentReadStream Buffer the te HTTP content to a memory stream.
Public method Dispose Releases the unmanaged resources and disposes of the managed resources used by the HttpContent.
Protected method Dispose(Boolean) Releases the unmanaged resources used by the HttpContent and optionally disposes of the managed resources.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method LoadIntoBuffer Serialize the HTTP content to a memory buffer.
Public method LoadIntoBuffer(Int32) Serialize the HTTP content to a memory buffer.
Public method LoadIntoBufferAsync Serialize the HTTP content to a memory buffer as an asynchronous operation.
Public method LoadIntoBufferAsync(Int32) Serialize the HTTP content to a memory buffer as an asynchronous operation.
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ReadAsByteArray Return the HTTP content as byte array.
Public method ReadAsString Return the HTTP content as string.
Protected method SerializeToStream Serialize the HTTP content to a stream.
Protected method SerializeToStreamAsync Serialize the HTTP content to a stream as an asynchronous operation.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method 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 Developer Preview, Windows Server Developer Preview, Windows 7, 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.
See Also

Reference

System.Net.Http Namespace