HttpListenerRequest.HttpMethod Property (System.Net)

.NET Framework Class Library

HttpListenerRequest..::.HttpMethod Property

Gets the HTTP method specified by the client.

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

Public ReadOnly Property HttpMethod As String

public string HttpMethod { get; }

public:
property String^ HttpMethod {
	String^ get ();
}

member HttpMethod : string

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
A String that contains the method used in the request.

Remarks

The HTTP method is typically GET or POST, depending on the action desired by the client.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates using this property.


Public Shared Sub ShowRequestProperties2(ByVal request As HttpListenerRequest)
    Console.WriteLine("KeepAlive: {0}", request.KeepAlive)
    Console.WriteLine("Local end point: {0}", request.LocalEndPoint.ToString())
    Console.WriteLine("Remote end point: {0}", request.RemoteEndPoint.ToString())
    Console.WriteLine("Is local? {0}", request.IsLocal)
    Console.WriteLine("HTTP method: {0}", request.HttpMethod)
    Console.WriteLine("Protocol version: {0}", request.ProtocolVersion)
    Console.WriteLine("Is authenticated: {0}", request.IsAuthenticated)
    Console.WriteLine("Is secure: {0}", request.IsSecureConnection)

End Sub


public static void ShowRequestProperties2 (HttpListenerRequest request)
{
    Console.WriteLine("KeepAlive: {0}", request.KeepAlive);
    Console.WriteLine("Local end point: {0}", request.LocalEndPoint.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("Remote end point: {0}", request.RemoteEndPoint.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("Is local? {0}", request.IsLocal);
    Console.WriteLine("HTTP method: {0}", request.HttpMethod);
    Console.WriteLine("Protocol version: {0}", request.ProtocolVersion);
    Console.WriteLine("Is authenticated: {0}", request.IsAuthenticated);
    Console.WriteLine("Is secure: {0}", request.IsSecureConnection);

}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

HttpListenerRequest Class