Gets or sets the filter to use when reading the current input stream.
Namespace:
System.Web
Assembly:
System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Property Filter As Stream
Dim instance As HttpRequest
Dim value As Stream
value = instance.Filter
instance.Filter = value
public Stream Filter { get; set; }
public:
property Stream^ Filter {
Stream^ get ();
void set (Stream^ value);
}
public function get Filter () : Stream
public function set Filter (value : Stream)
The following code example creates two new classes, QQQ1 and QQQ2 that filter the InputStream. Put the classes into the Global.asax file in an ASP.NET application's directory so that all input for all ASP.NET Web pages in the application will be filtered.
<%@ Page language="VB" %>
<%@ Import namespace="System.Text" %>
<%@ Import namespace="System.IO" %>
<script runat="server">
' This example is meant to be added to a Global.asax file.
Sub Application_BeginRequest()
Request.Filter = New QQQ1(Request.Filter)
Request.Filter = New QQQ2(Request.Filter)
End Sub
' The class QQQ1 changes all lower case alpha chars to upper case.
Public Class QQQ1
Inherits Stream
Private _sink As Stream
Public Sub New(sink As Stream)
_sink = sink
End Sub
' All MustOverride interface members must be included.
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanRead() As Boolean
Get
Return True
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanSeek() As Boolean
Get
Return False
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanWrite() As Boolean
Get
Return False
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Length() As Long
Get
Return _sink.Length
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides Property Position() As Long
Get
Return _sink.Position
End Get
Set
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Set
End Property
Public Overrides Function Read(ByVal buffer() As Byte, ByVal offset As Integer, ByVal count As Integer) As Integer
Dim c As Integer = _sink.Read(buffer, offset, count)
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To count - 1
If buffer(offset+i) >= Asc("a") And buffer(offset+i) <= Asc("z") Then
buffer(offset+i) = buffer(offset+i) - (Asc("a")-Asc("A"))
End If
Next i
Return c
End Function
Public Overrides Function Seek(ByVal offset As Long, ByVal direction As System.IO.SeekOrigin) As Long
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Function
Public Overrides Sub SetLength(ByVal length As Long)
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Sub
Public Overrides Sub Close()
_sink.Close()
End Sub
Public Overrides Sub Flush()
_sink.Flush()
End Sub
Public Overrides Sub Write(ByVal buffer() As Byte, ByVal offset As Integer, ByVal count As Integer)
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Sub
End Class
' The class QQQ2 changes all E characters to asterisks.
class QQQ2
Inherits Stream
Private _sink As Stream
Public Sub New(sink As Stream)
_sink = sink
End Sub
' All MustOverride interface members must be included.
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanRead() As Boolean
Get
Return true
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanSeek() As Boolean
Get
Return False
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanWrite() As Boolean
Get
Return False
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Length() As Long
Get
Return _sink.Length
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides Property Position() As Long
Get
Return _sink.Position
End Get
Set
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Set
End Property
Public Overrides Function Read(ByVal buffer() As Byte, ByVal offset As Integer, ByVal count As Integer) As Integer
Dim c As Integer = _sink.Read(buffer, offset, count)
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To count-1
If buffer(i) = Asc("E") Then
buffer(i) = Asc("*")
End If
Next i
Return c
End Function
Public Overrides Function Seek(ByVal offset As Long, ByVal direction As System.IO.SeekOrigin) As Long
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Function
Public Overrides Sub SetLength(length As Long)
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Sub
Public Overrides Sub Close()
_sink.Close()
End Sub
Public Overrides Sub Flush()
_sink.Flush()
End Sub
Public Overrides Sub Write(ByVal buffer() As Byte, ByVal offset As Integer, ByVal count As Integer)
Throw New NotSupportedException()
End Sub
End Class
'____________________________________________________________________
' This ASP.NET page uses the request filter to modify all text sent by the
' browser in Request.InputStream. To test the filter, use this page to take
' the POSTed output from a data entry page using a tag such as:
' <form method="POST" action="ThisTestPage.aspx">
'<%@ PAGE LANGUAGE = VB %>
'<%@ IMPORT namespace="System.IO" %>
'<html>
'<Script runat=server>
' Sub Page_Load()
' Dim str As Stream, strmContents As String
' Dim counter, strLen As Integer
' Create a Stream object.
' str = Request.InputStream
' Find number of bytes in stream.
' strLen = CInt(str.Length)
' Create a byte array.
' Dim strArr(strLen) As Byte
' Read stream into byte array.
' str.Read(strArr,0,strLen)
' Convert byte array to a text string.
' For counter = 0 To strLen-1
' strmContents = strmContents & Chr(strArr(counter))
' Next counter
' Response.Write("Contents of Filtered InputStream: " & strmContents)
' End Sub
' </html>
</script>
<%@ Page language="c#" %>
<%@ Import namespace="System.Text" %>
<%@ Import namespace="System.IO" %>
<script runat="server">
// This code is to be added to a Global.asax file.
public void Application_BeginRequest()
{
Request.Filter = new QQQ1(Request.Filter);
Request.Filter = new QQQ2(Request.Filter);
}
class QQQ1 : Stream
{
private Stream _sink;
public QQQ1(Stream sink)
{
_sink = sink;
}
public override bool CanRead
{
get { return true; }
}
public override bool CanSeek
{
get { return false; }
}
public override bool CanWrite
{
get { return false; }
}
public override long Length
{
get { return _sink.Length; }
}
public override long Position
{
get { return _sink.Position; }
set { throw new NotSupportedException(); }
}
public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
{
int c = _sink.Read(buffer, offset, count);
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
if (buffer[offset+i] >= 'a' && buffer[offset+i] <= 'z')
buffer[offset+i] -= ('a'-'A');
}
return c;
}
public override long Seek(long offset, System.IO.SeekOrigin direction)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
public override void SetLength(long length)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
public override void Close()
{
_sink.Close();
}
public override void Flush()
{
_sink.Flush();
}
public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
class QQQ2 : Stream
{
private Stream _sink;
public QQQ2(Stream sink)
{
_sink = sink;
}
public override bool CanRead
{
get { return true; }
}
public override bool CanSeek
{
get { return false; }
}
public override bool CanWrite
{
get { return false; }
}
public override long Length
{
get { return _sink.Length; }
}
public override long Position
{
get { return _sink.Position; }
set { throw new NotSupportedException(); }
}
public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
{
int c = _sink.Read(buffer, offset, count);
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
if (buffer[i] == 'E')
buffer[i] = (byte)'*';
else if (buffer[i] == 'e')
buffer[i] = (byte)'#';
}
return c;
}
public override long Seek(long offset, System.IO.SeekOrigin direction)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
public override void SetLength(long length)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
public override void Close()
{
_sink.Close();
}
public override void Flush()
{
_sink.Flush();
}
public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
/*____________________________________________________________________
This ASP.NET page uses the request filter to modify all text sent by the
browser in Request.InputStream. To test the filter, use this page to take
the POSTed output from a data entry page using a tag such as:
<form method="POST" action="ThisTestPage.aspx">
<%@ PAGE LANGUAGE = C# %>
<%@ IMPORT namespace="System.IO" %>
<html>
<Script runat=server>
void Page_Load()
{
// Create a Stream object to capture entire InputStream from browser.
Stream str = Request.InputStream;
// Find number of bytes in stream.
int strLen = (int)str.Length;
// Create a byte array to hold stream.
byte[] bArr = new byte[strLen];
// Read stream into byte array.
str.Read(bArr,0,strLen);
// Convert byte array to a text string.
String strmContents="";
for(int i = 0; i < strLen; i++)
strmContents = strmContents + (Char)bArr[i];
// Display filtered stream in browser.
Response.Write("Contents of Filtered InputStream: <br>" + strmContents);
}
______________________________________________________________________*/
</script>
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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