WebResponse Class (System.Net)

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WebResponse Class

Provides a response from a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). This is an abstract class.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class WebResponse
    Inherits MarshalByRefObject
    Implements ISerializable, IDisposable

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As WebResponse

[SerializableAttribute] 
public abstract class WebResponse : MarshalByRefObject, ISerializable, IDisposable

C++

[SerializableAttribute] 
public ref class WebResponse abstract : public MarshalByRefObject, ISerializable, IDisposable

/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ 
public abstract class WebResponse extends MarshalByRefObject implements ISerializable, IDisposable

JScript

SerializableAttribute 
public abstract class WebResponse extends MarshalByRefObject implements ISerializable, IDisposable

Remarks

The WebResponse class is the abstract base class from which protocol-specific response classes are derived. Applications can participate in request and response transactions in a protocol-agnostic manner using instances of the WebResponse class while protocol-specific classes derived from WebResponse carry out the details of the request.

Client applications do not create WebResponse objects directly; they are created by calling the GetResponse method on a WebRequest instance.

Notes to Inheritors When you inherit from WebResponse, you must override the following members: ContentLength, ContentType, GetResponseStream, ResponseUri, and Headers.

Example

The following example creates a WebResponse instance from a WebRequest.

Visual Basic

' Initialize the WebRequest.
Dim myRequest As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com")

' Return the response. 
Dim myResponse As WebResponse = myRequest.GetResponse()

' Code to use the WebResponse goes here.
' Close the response to free resources.
myResponse.Close()

// Initialize the WebRequest.
WebRequest myRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com");

// Return the response. 
WebResponse myResponse = myRequest.GetResponse();

// Code to use the WebResponse goes here.

// Close the response to free resources.
myResponse.Close();

C++

// Initialize the WebRequest.
WebRequest^ myRequest = WebRequest::Create( "http://www.contoso.com" );

// Return the response. 
WebResponse^ myResponse = myRequest->GetResponse();

// Code to use the WebResponse goes here.

// Close the response to free resources.
myResponse->Close();

// Initialize the WebRequest.
WebRequest myRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com");

// Return the response. 
WebResponse myResponse = myRequest.GetResponse();

// Code to use the WebResponse goes here.
// Close the response to free resources.
myResponse.Close();

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
    System.Net.WebResponse
       System.Net.FileWebResponse
       System.Net.FtpWebResponse
       System.Net.HttpWebResponse

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

Reference

WebResponse Members
System.Net Namespace