WebRequest.Headers Property
When overridden in a descendant class, gets or sets the collection of header name/value pairs associated with the request.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Net.WebHeaderCollectionA WebHeaderCollection containing the header name/value pairs associated with this request.
| Exception | Condition |
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| NotImplementedException | Any attempt is made to get or set the property, when the property is not overridden in a descendant class. |
The Headers property contains a WebHeaderCollection instance containing the header information to send to the Internet resource.
Note |
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The WebRequest class is an abstract class. The actual behavior of WebRequest instances at run time is determined by the descendant class returned by the WebRequest.Create method. For more information about default values and exceptions, see the documentation for the descendant classes, such as HttpWebRequest and FileWebRequest. |
The following example displays the header name/value pairs associated with this request.
' Create a new request to the mentioned URL.
Dim myWebRequest As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com")
' Assign the response object of 'WebRequest' to a 'WebResponse' variable.
Dim myWebResponse As WebResponse = myWebRequest.GetResponse()
' Release the resources of response object.
myWebResponse.Close()
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "The HttpHeaders are " + ControlChars.Cr + "{0}", myWebRequest.Headers)
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
