HttpWebResponse.CharacterSet Property
.NET Framework 4.5
Gets the character set of the response.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ObjectDisposedException | The current instance has been disposed. |
The following example obtains the character set of the response.
try { HttpWebRequest myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url); HttpWebResponse myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse)myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse(); Console.WriteLine("The encoding method used is: " + myHttpWebResponse.ContentEncoding); Console.WriteLine("The character set used is :" + myHttpWebResponse.CharacterSet); char seperator = '/'; String contenttype = myHttpWebResponse.ContentType; // Retrieve 'text' if the content type is of 'text/html. String maintype = contenttype.Substring(0,contenttype.IndexOf(seperator)); // Display only 'text' type. if (String.Compare(maintype,"text") == 0) { Console.WriteLine("\n Content type is 'text'.");
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)
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