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WebResponse.GetResponseStream Method

.NET Framework 4.5

When overridden in a descendant class, returns the data stream from the Internet resource.

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

abstract GetResponseStream : unit -> Stream  
override GetResponseStream : unit -> Stream

Return Value

Type: System.IO.Stream
An instance of the Stream class for reading data from the Internet resource.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	Any attempt is made to access the method, when the method is not overridden in a descendant class.

Remarks

The GetResponseStream method returns the data stream from the Internet resource.

Note
The response stream must be closed to avoid running out of system resources. The response stream can be closed by calling Stream.Close or Close

Examples

The following example uses GetResponseStream to return a StreamReader instance. A small local buffer is used to read data from the StreamReader and output it to the console.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

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.

Reference

WebResponse Class

System.Net Namespace

Other Resources

Using Streams on the Network

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