WebException.Status Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets the status of the response.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The Status property indicates the reason for the WebException.
The value of Status is one of the WebExceptionStatus values.
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The ProxyNameResolutionFailure error is not returned to Windows 8.x Store apps. |
The following example checks the Status property and prints to the console the StatusCode and StatusDescription of the underlying HttpWebResponse instance.
Try 'Create a web request for an invalid site. Substitute the "invalid site" strong in the Create call with a invalid name. Dim myHttpWebRequest As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create("invalid site"), HttpWebRequest) 'Get the associated response for the above request. Dim myHttpWebResponse As HttpWebResponse = CType(myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse) myHttpWebResponse.Close() Catch e As WebException Console.WriteLine(e.Message) If e.Status = WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError Then Console.WriteLine("Status Code : {0}", CType(e.Response, HttpWebResponse).StatusCode) Console.WriteLine("Status Description : {0}", CType(e.Response, HttpWebResponse).StatusDescription) End If Catch e As Exception Console.WriteLine(e.Message) End Try
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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