HttpWebResponse::Close Method

The Close method closes the response stream and releases the connection to the resource for reuse by other requests.

You must call either the Stream::Close or the HttpWebResponse::Close method to close the stream and release the connection for reuse. It is not necessary to call both Stream::Close and HttpWebResponse::Close, but doing so does not cause an error. Failure to close the stream can cause your application to run out of connections.

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This member outputs trace information when you enable network tracing in your application. For more information, see Network Tracing.

The following example demonstrates how to close a HttpWebResponse.

// Creates an HttpWebRequest for the specified URL.
HttpWebRequest^ myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest^)( WebRequest::Create( url ) );
// Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for a response.
HttpWebResponse^ myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse^)( myHttpWebRequest->GetResponse() );
Console::WriteLine( "\nResponse Received::Trying to Close the response stream.." );
// Releases the resources of the response.
myHttpWebResponse->Close();
Console::WriteLine( "\nResponse Stream successfully closed" );

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

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.

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