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.NET Framework Class Library
WebServiceContext Property

Gets the ASP.NET HttpContext for the current request, which encapsulates all HTTP-specific context used by the HTTP server to process Web requests.

Namespace:   System.Web.Services
Assembly:  System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)
Syntax
<[%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_0%](False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Context As [%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_1%]
[[%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_0%](false)]
public [%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_1%] Context { get; }
[[%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_0%](false)]
public:
property [%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_1%]^ Context {
	[%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_2%]^ get ();
}
[<[%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_0%](false)>]
member Context : [%$TOPIC/t84cw6zd_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_1%] with get

Property Value

Type: System.WebHttpContext
The ASP.NET HttpContext for the current request.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
Exception

Context is .

Remarks

XML Web service methods that have either the SoapRpcMethodAttribute or SoapDocumentMethodAttribute attribute applied to them with the OneWay property of set to true, do not have access to their HttpContext using the static Current property. To access the HttpContext, derive the class implementing the XML Web service method from WebService and access the Context property.

Examples

The Example below uses the Context property to obtain the time of the request on the server.

<%@ WebService Language="VB" Class="Util" %>

Imports System
Imports System.Web.Services

Public Class Util
    Inherits WebService

    <WebMethod(Description := "Returns the time as stored on the Server", _
        EnableSession := False)> _
    Public Function Time() As String

        Return Context.Timestamp.TimeOfDay.ToString()
    End Function
End Class
 
<%@ WebService Language="C#" Class="Util" %>

 using System;
 using System.Web.Services;

 public class Util: WebService {
   [ WebMethod(Description="Returns the time as stored on the Server",
   EnableSession=false)]
   public string Time() {
      return Context.Timestamp.TimeOfDay.ToString();
   }
 }
 
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 3.5 SP1
Platforms

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)

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