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HttpPostClientProtocol::GetWebRequest Method

Creates a WebRequest instance for the specified URI.

Namespace:  System.Web.Services.Protocols
Assembly:  System.Web.Services (in System.Web.Services.dll)

protected:
virtual WebRequest^ GetWebRequest(
	Uri^ uri
) override

Parameters

uri
Type: System::Uri
The Uri to use when creating the WebRequest.

Return Value

Type: System.Net::WebRequest
The WebRequest instance.

ExceptionCondition
InvalidOperationException

The uri parameter is null or has a length of zero.

This method overrides the base version of GetWebRequest to specify that the HTTP request to the XML Web service is made using HTTP-POST. By overriding this method, you can customize the WebRequest object before the XML Web service request is made. For example, you can add a custom header to the request.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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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