Gets or sets the number of bytes in the body data included in the response.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The value specified for a set operation is less than zero. |
| InvalidOperationException | The response is already being sent. |
| ObjectDisposedException | This object is closed. |
The Content-Length header expresses the length, in bytes, of the response's body data. When using a format that is not send the data chunked or raw, you must set the ContentLength64 property. If you do not, the HttpListener does not send the response data.
For a complete list of response headers, see the HttpResponseHeader enumeration.
The following code example demonstrates setting the value of this property.
' This example requires the System and System.Net namespaces.
Public Shared Sub SimpleListenerExample(ByVal prefixes() As String)
If Not HttpListener.IsSupported Then
Console.WriteLine("Windows XP SP2 or Server 2003 is required to use the HttpListener class.")
Return
End If
' URI prefixes are required,
' for example "http://contoso.com:8080/index/".
If prefixes Is Nothing OrElse prefixes.Length = 0 Then
Throw New ArgumentException("prefixes")
End If
' Create a listener.
Dim listener As New HttpListener()
' Add the prefixes.
For Each s As String In prefixes
listener.Prefixes.Add(s)
Next s
listener.Start()
Console.WriteLine("Listening...")
' Note: The GetContext method blocks while waiting for a request.
Dim context As HttpListenerContext = listener.GetContext()
Dim request As HttpListenerRequest = context.Request
' Obtain a response object.
Dim response As HttpListenerResponse = context.Response
' Construct a response.
Dim responseString As String = "<HTML><BODY> Hello world!</BODY></HTML>"
Dim buffer() As Byte = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(responseString)
' Get a response stream and write the response to it.
response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length
Dim output As System.IO.Stream = response.OutputStream
output.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)
' You must close the output stream.
output.Close()
listener.Stop()
End Sub
// This example requires the System and System.Net namespaces.
public static void SimpleListenerExample(string[] prefixes)
{
if (!HttpListener.IsSupported)
{
Console.WriteLine ("Windows XP SP2 or Server 2003 is required to use the HttpListener class.");
return;
}
// URI prefixes are required,
// for example "http://contoso.com:8080/index/".
if (prefixes == null || prefixes.Length == 0)
throw new ArgumentException("prefixes");
// Create a listener.
HttpListener listener = new HttpListener();
// Add the prefixes.
foreach (string s in prefixes)
{
listener.Prefixes.Add(s);
}
listener.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Listening...");
// Note: The GetContext method blocks while waiting for a request.
HttpListenerContext context = listener.GetContext();
HttpListenerRequest request = context.Request;
// Obtain a response object.
HttpListenerResponse response = context.Response;
// Construct a response.
string responseString = "<HTML><BODY> Hello world!</BODY></HTML>";
byte[] buffer = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(responseString);
// Get a response stream and write the response to it.
response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length;
System.IO.Stream output = response.OutputStream;
output.Write(buffer,0,buffer.Length);
// You must close the output stream.
output.Close();
listener.Stop();
}
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.