HttpWebResponse.Close Method (System.Net)

.NET Framework Class Library

HttpWebResponse..::.Close Method

Closes the response stream.

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

Public Overrides Sub Close

public override void Close()

public:
virtual void Close() override

abstract Close : unit -> unit 
override Close : unit -> unit

Remarks

The Close method closes the response stream and releases the connection to the resource for reuse by other requests.

You must call either the Stream..::.Close or the HttpWebResponse..::.Close method to close the stream and release the connection for reuse. It is not necessary to call both Stream..::.Close and HttpWebResponse..::.Close, but doing so does not cause an error. Failure to close the stream can cause your application to run out of connections.

Note
This member outputs trace information when you enable network tracing in your application. For more information, see Network Tracing.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to close a HttpWebResponse.


' Creates an HttpWebRequest for the specified URL. 
Dim myHttpWebRequest As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(url), HttpWebRequest)
' Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for a response.
Dim myHttpWebResponse As HttpWebResponse = CType(myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)
Console.WriteLine("Response Received.Trying to Close the response stream..")
' Releases the resources of the response.
myHttpWebResponse.Close()
Console.WriteLine("Response Stream successfully closed")


            // Creates an HttpWebRequest for the specified URL. 
				HttpWebRequest myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url); 
				// Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for a response.
				HttpWebResponse myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse)myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse(); 
				Console.WriteLine("\nResponse Received.Trying to Close the response stream..");
				// Releases the resources of the response.
				myHttpWebResponse.Close(); 
				Console.WriteLine("\nResponse Stream successfully closed");


// Creates an HttpWebRequest for the specified URL.
HttpWebRequest^ myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest^)( WebRequest::Create( url ) );
// Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for a response.
HttpWebResponse^ myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse^)( myHttpWebRequest->GetResponse() );
Console::WriteLine( "\nResponse Received::Trying to Close the response stream.." );
// Releases the resources of the response.
myHttpWebResponse->Close();
Console::WriteLine( "\nResponse Stream successfully closed" );

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.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

HttpWebResponse Class

System.Net Namespace

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