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.NET Framework Class Library
HttpResponse..::.Expires Property

Gets or sets the number of minutes before a page cached on a browser expires. If the user returns to the same page before it expires, the cached version is displayed. Expires is provided for compatibility with earlier versions of ASP.

Namespace: System.Web
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax
Public Property Expires As Integer
public int Expires { get; set; }
public:
property int Expires {
	int get ();
	void set (int value);
}
member Expires : int with get, set

Property Value

Type: System..::.Int32
The number of minutes before the page expires.
Remarks

The Expires, ExpiresAbsolute and CacheControl properties have been deprecated in favor of the methods of the HttpCachePolicy class available through the Cache intrinsic object to control the Internet Information Services (IIS) output cache and client caches.

Version Information

.NET Framework

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