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WebException Class
Visual Studio 2010
The exception that is thrown when an error occurs while accessing the network through a pluggable protocol.
System::Object
System::Exception
System::SystemException
System::InvalidOperationException
System.Net::WebException
System::Exception
System::SystemException
System::InvalidOperationException
System.Net::WebException
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The WebException type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | WebException() | Initializes a new instance of the WebException class. |
![]() ![]() | WebException(String) | Initializes a new instance of the WebException class with the specified error message. |
![]() | WebException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) | Initializes a new instance of the WebException class from the specified SerializationInfo and StreamingContext instances. |
![]() ![]() | WebException(String, Exception) | Initializes a new instance of the WebException class with the specified error message and nested exception. |
![]() ![]() | WebException(String, WebExceptionStatus) | Initializes a new instance of the WebException class with the specified error message and status. |
![]() ![]() | WebException(String, Exception, WebExceptionStatus, WebResponse) | Initializes a new instance of the WebException class with the specified error message, nested exception, status, and response. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | HelpLink | Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | HResult | Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | InnerException | Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | Message | Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | Response | Gets the response that the remote host returned. |
![]() | Source | Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | StackTrace | Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | Status | Gets the status of the response. |
![]() | TargetSite | Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetBaseException | When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetObjectData | Infrastructure. Populates a SerializationInfo instance with the data needed to serialize the WebException. (Overrides Exception::GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext).) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | ToString | Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | SerializeObjectState | Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ISerializable::GetObjectData | Infrastructure. Serializes this instance into the specified SerializationInfo object. |
The WebException class is thrown by classes descended from WebRequest and WebResponse that implement pluggable protocols for accessing the Internet.
When WebException is thrown by a descendant of the WebRequest class, the Response property provides the Internet response to the application.
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.
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