HttpWebRequest.Abort Method (System.Net)

Abort Method

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Microsoft Silverlight

Other versions are also available for the following:

.NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight

HttpWebRequest..::.Abort Method

Cancels a request to an Internet resource.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overrides Sub Abort

public override void Abort()

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotImplementedException	This method is not implemented.

Remarks

The Abort method cancels a request to a resource. After a request is canceled, calling the BeginGetResponse, EndGetResponse, BeginGetRequestStream, or EndGetRequestStream method causes a WebException with the Status property set to RequestCanceled.

In the case of asynchronous requests, it is the responsibility of the client application to implement its own time-out mechanism.

Version Information

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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