Uri::Scheme Property
Gets the scheme name for this URI.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidOperationException | This instance represents a relative URI, and this property is valid only for absolute URIs. |
The Scheme property returns the scheme used to initialize the Uri instance. This property does not indicate that the scheme used to initialize the Uri instance was recognized.
The following table shows examples of some possible values returned by the Scheme property.
Scheme | Description |
|---|---|
file | The resource is a file on the local computer. |
ftp | The resource is accessed through FTP. |
gopher | The resource is accessed through the Gopher protocol. |
http | The resource is accessed through HTTP. |
https | The resource is accessed through SSL-encrypted HTTP. |
ldap | The resource is accessed through the LDAP protocol. |
mailto | The resource is an e-mail address and accessed through the SMTP protocol. |
net.pipe | The resource is accessed through a named pipe. |
net.tcp | The resource is accessed from TCP endpoint. |
news | The resource is accessed through the NNTP protocol. |
nntp | The resource is accessed through the NNTP protocol. |
telnet | The resource is accessed through the TELNET protocol. |
uuid | The resource is accessed through a unique UUID endpoint name for communicating with a service. |
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.