WebRequest.RegisterPrefix Method
Registers a WebRequest descendant for the specified URI.
Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Parameters
- prefix
- Type: System.String
The complete URI or URI prefix that the WebRequest descendant services.
- creator
- Type: System.Net.IWebRequestCreate
The create method that the WebRequest calls to create the WebRequest descendant.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | prefix is null -or- creator is null. |
The RegisterPrefix method registers WebRequest descendants to service requests. WebRequest descendants are typically registered to handle a specific protocol, such HTTP or FTP, but can be registered to handle a request to a specific server or path on a server.
The pre-registered reserve types already registered include the following:
http://
https://
ftp://
file://
For more information, see the Create(String) and Create(Uri) methods.
Duplicate prefixes are not allowed. RegisterPrefix returns false if an attempt is made to register a duplicate prefix.
 Note |
|---|
The HttpWebRequest class is registered to service requests for HTTP and HTTPS schemes by default. Attempts to register a different WebRequest descendant for these schemes will fail. |
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.
