Gets or sets proxy information for the request.
(in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overrides Property Proxy As IWebProxy
Dim instance As HttpWebRequest
Dim value As IWebProxy
value = instance.Proxy
instance.Proxy = value
public override IWebProxy Proxy { get; set; }
public:
virtual property IWebProxy^ Proxy {
IWebProxy^ get () override;
void set (IWebProxy^ value) override;
}
public override function get Proxy () : IWebProxy
public override function set Proxy (value : IWebProxy)
The Proxy property identifies the WebProxy object to use to process requests to Internet resources. To specify that no proxy should be used, set the Proxy property to the proxy instance returned by the GlobalProxySelection..::.GetEmptyWebProxy method.
The local computer or application config file may specify that a default proxy be used. If the Proxy property is specified, then the proxy settings from the Proxy property override the local computer or application config file and the HttpWebRequest instance will use the proxy settings specified. If no proxy is specified in a config file and the Proxy property is unspecified, the HttpWebRequest class uses the proxy settings inherited from Internet Explorer on the local computer. If there are no proxy settings in Internet Explorer, the request is sent directly to the server.
The HttpWebRequest class parses a proxy bypass list with wildcard characters inherited from Internet Explorer differently than the bypass list is parsed directly by Internet Explorer. For example, the HttpWebRequest class will parse a bypass list of "nt*" from Internet Explorer as a regular expression of "nt.$". This differs from the native behavior of Internet Explorer. So a URL of "http://intxxxxx" would bypass the proxy using the HttpWebRequest class, but would not bypass the proxy using Internet Explorer.
Changing the Proxy property after the request has been started by calling the GetRequestStream, BeginGetRequestStream, GetResponse, or BeginGetResponse method throws an InvalidOperationException. For information on the proxy element see <defaultProxy> Element (Network Settings).
The following code example uses the Proxy method to get the proxy information for the request.
' Create a new request to the mentioned URL.
Dim myWebRequest As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create("http://www.microsoft.com"), HttpWebRequest)
' Obtain the 'Proxy' of the Default browser.
Dim proxy as IWebProxy = CType(myWebRequest.Proxy, IWebProxy)
' Print the Proxy Url to the console.
If Not proxy Is Nothing Then
Console.WriteLine("Proxy: {0}", proxy.GetProxy(myWebRequest.RequestUri))
Else
Console.WriteLine("Proxy is null; no proxy will be used")
End If
Dim myProxy As New WebProxy()
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Please enter the new Proxy Address that is to be set ")
Console.WriteLine("(Example:http://myproxy.example.com:port)")
Dim proxyAddress As String
Try
proxyAddress = Console.ReadLine()
If proxyAddress.Length = 0 Then
myWebRequest.Proxy = myProxy
Else
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Please enter the Credentials (may not be needed)")
Console.WriteLine("Username:")
Dim username As String
username = Console.ReadLine()
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Password:")
Dim password As String
password = Console.ReadLine()
' Create a new Uri object.
Dim newUri As New Uri(proxyAddress)
' Associate the newUri object to 'myProxy' object so that new myProxy settings can be set.
myProxy.Address = newUri
' Create a NetworkCredential object and associate it with the Proxy property of request object.
myProxy.Credentials = New NetworkCredential(username, password)
myWebRequest.Proxy = myProxy
End If
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "The Address of the new Proxy settings are {0}", myProxy.Address)
Dim myWebResponse As HttpWebResponse = CType(myWebRequest.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)
// Create a new request to the mentioned URL.
HttpWebRequest myWebRequest=(HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://www.microsoft.com");
// Obtain the 'Proxy' of the Default browser.
IWebProxy proxy = myWebRequest.Proxy;
// Print the Proxy Url to the console.
if (proxy != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Proxy: {0}", proxy.GetProxy(myWebRequest.RequestUri));
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Proxy is null; no proxy will be used");
}
WebProxy myProxy=new WebProxy();
Console.WriteLine("\nPlease enter the new Proxy Address that is to be set:");
Console.WriteLine("(Example:http://myproxy.example.com:port)");
string proxyAddress;
try
{
proxyAddress =Console.ReadLine();
if(proxyAddress.Length>0)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nPlease enter the Credentials (may not be needed)");
Console.WriteLine("Username:");
string username;
username =Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("\nPassword:");
string password;
password =Console.ReadLine();
// Create a new Uri object.
Uri newUri=new Uri(proxyAddress);
// Associate the newUri object to 'myProxy' object so that new myProxy settings can be set.
myProxy.Address=newUri;
// Create a NetworkCredential object and associate it with the
// Proxy property of request object.
myProxy.Credentials=new NetworkCredential(username,password);
myWebRequest.Proxy=myProxy;
}
Console.WriteLine("\nThe Address of the new Proxy settings are {0}",myProxy.Address);
HttpWebResponse myWebResponse=(HttpWebResponse)myWebRequest.GetResponse();
// Create a new request to the mentioned URL.
HttpWebRequest ^ myWebRequest =
(HttpWebRequest ^) (WebRequest::Create("http://www.microsoft.com"));
// Obtain the 'Proxy' of the Default browser.
IWebProxy ^ proxy = myWebRequest->Proxy;
// Print the Proxy Url to the console.
if (proxy)
{
Console::WriteLine("Proxy: {0}",
proxy->GetProxy(myWebRequest->RequestUri));
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine("Proxy is null; no proxy will be used");
}
WebProxy ^ myProxy = gcnew WebProxy;
Console::WriteLine("\nPlease enter the new Proxy Address that is to be set:");
Console::WriteLine("(Example:http://myproxy.example.com:port)");
String ^ proxyAddress;
try
{
proxyAddress = Console::ReadLine();
if (proxyAddress->Length > 0) {
Console::WriteLine("\nPlease enter the Credentials ");
Console::WriteLine("Username:");
String ^ username;
username = Console::ReadLine();
Console::WriteLine("\nPassword:");
String ^ password;
password = Console::ReadLine();
// Create a new Uri object.
Uri ^ newUri = gcnew Uri(proxyAddress);
// Associate the newUri object to 'myProxy' object so that new myProxy settings can be set.
myProxy->Address = newUri;
// Create a NetworkCredential object and associate it with the Proxy property of request object.
myProxy->Credentials =
gcnew NetworkCredential(username, password);
myWebRequest->Proxy = myProxy;
}
Console::WriteLine("\nThe Address of the new Proxy settings are {0}",
myProxy->Address);
HttpWebResponse ^ myWebResponse =
(HttpWebResponse ^) (myWebRequest->GetResponse());
// Create a new request to the mentioned URL.
HttpWebRequest* myWebRequest =
dynamic_cast<HttpWebRequest*>(WebRequest::Create(S"http://www.microsoft.com"));
WebProxy* myProxy = new WebProxy();
// Obtain the 'Proxy' of the Default browser.
myProxy=dynamic_cast<WebProxy*>(myWebRequest->Proxy);
// Print the Proxy Url to the console.
Console::WriteLine(S"\nThe actual default Proxy settings are {0}", myProxy->Address);
try {
Console::WriteLine(S"\nPlease enter the new Proxy Address that is to be set:");
Console::WriteLine(S"(Example:http://myproxy.example.com:port)");
String* proxyAddress;
proxyAddress =Console::ReadLine();
if (proxyAddress->Length>0) {
Console::WriteLine(S"\nPlease enter the Credentials ");
Console::WriteLine(S"Username:");
String* username;
username =Console::ReadLine();
Console::WriteLine(S"\nPassword:");
String* password;
password =Console::ReadLine();
// Create a new Uri object.
Uri* newUri = new Uri(proxyAddress);
// Associate the newUri object to 'myProxy' object so that new myProxy settings can be set.
myProxy->Address=newUri;
// Create a NetworkCredential object and associate it with the Proxy property of request object.
myProxy->Credentials = new NetworkCredential(username, password);
myWebRequest->Proxy=myProxy;
}
Console::WriteLine(S"\nThe Address of the new Proxy settings are {0}",
myProxy->Address);
HttpWebResponse* myWebResponse =
dynamic_cast<HttpWebResponse*>(myWebRequest->GetResponse());
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
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