WebRequestHandler Class
.NET Framework 4.5
Provides desktop-specific features not available to Windows Store apps or other environments.
System.Object
System.Net.Http.HttpMessageHandler
System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler
System.Net.Http.WebRequestHandler
System.Net.Http.HttpMessageHandler
System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler
System.Net.Http.WebRequestHandler
Namespace: System.Net.Http
Assembly: System.Net.Http.WebRequest (in System.Net.Http.WebRequest.dll)
The WebRequestHandler type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AllowAutoRedirect | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the handler should follow redirection responses. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| AllowPipelining | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to pipeline the request to the Internet resource. |
| AuthenticationLevel | Gets or sets a value indicating the level of authentication and impersonation used for this request. |
| AutomaticDecompression | Gets or sets the type of decompression method used by the handler for automatic decompression of the HTTP content response. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| CachePolicy | Gets or sets the cache policy for this request. |
| ClientCertificateOptions | Gets or sets the collection of security certificates that are associated with this handler. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| ClientCertificates | Gets or sets the collection of security certificates that are associated with this request. |
| ContinueTimeout | Gets or sets the amount of time, in milliseconds, the application will wait for 100-continue from the server before uploading data. |
| CookieContainer | Gets or sets the cookie container used to store server cookies by the handler. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| Credentials | Gets or sets authentication information used by this handler. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| ImpersonationLevel | Gets or sets the impersonation level for the current request. |
| MaxAutomaticRedirections | Gets or sets the maximum number of redirects that the handler follows. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| MaxRequestContentBufferSize | Gets or sets the maximum request content buffer size used by the handler. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| MaxResponseHeadersLength | Gets or sets the maximum allowed length of the response headers. |
| PreAuthenticate | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the handler sends an Authorization header with the request. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| Proxy | Gets or sets proxy information used by the handler. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| ReadWriteTimeout | Gets or sets a time-out in milliseconds when writing a request to or reading a response from a server. |
| ServerCertificateValidationCallback | Gets or sets a callback method to validate the server certificate. |
| SupportsAutomaticDecompression | Gets a value that indicates whether the handler supports automatic response content decompression. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| SupportsProxy | Gets a value that indicates whether the handler supports proxy settings. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| SupportsRedirectConfiguration | Gets a value that indicates whether the handler supports configuration settings for the AllowAutoRedirect and MaxAutomaticRedirections properties. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| UnsafeAuthenticatedConnectionSharing | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to allow high-speed NTLM-authenticated connection sharing. |
| UseCookies | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the handler uses the CookieContainer property to store server cookies and uses these cookies when sending requests. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| UseDefaultCredentials | Gets or sets a value that controls whether default credentials are sent with requests by the handler. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| UseProxy | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the handler uses a proxy for requests. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Dispose() | Releases the unmanaged resources and disposes of the managed resources used by the HttpMessageHandler. (Inherited from HttpMessageHandler.) |
| Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the HttpClientHandler and optionally disposes of the managed resources. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| 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.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| SendAsync | Creates an instance of HttpResponseMessage based on the information provided in the HttpRequestMessage as an operation that will not block. (Inherited from HttpClientHandler.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
This class implements a transport handler using HttpWebRequest instances to send HTTP requests to servers.
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.
