WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy Property (System.Net)

DefaultWebProxy Property

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.NET Framework Class Library

WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy Property

Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Gets or sets the global HTTP proxy.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Property DefaultWebProxy As IWebProxy

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim value As IWebProxy

value = WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy

WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = value

public static IWebProxy DefaultWebProxy { get; set; }

C++

public:
static property IWebProxy^ DefaultWebProxy {
    IWebProxy^ get ();
    void set (IWebProxy^ value);
}

/** @property */
public static IWebProxy get_DefaultWebProxy ()

/** @property */
public static void set_DefaultWebProxy (IWebProxy value)

JScript

public static function get DefaultWebProxy () : IWebProxy

public static function set DefaultWebProxy (value : IWebProxy)

Property Value

An IWebProxy used by every call to instances of WebRequest.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The value specified for a set operation was a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The DefaultWebProxy property sets the proxy that all WebRequest instances use if the request supports proxies and no proxy is set explicitly using the Proxy property. Proxies are currently supported by FtpWebRequest and HttpWebRequest.

.NET Framework Security

WebPermission To get or set the global HTTP proxy. Associated enumeration: Unrestricted

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

Reference

WebRequest Class
WebRequest Members
System.Net Namespace