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PageHandlerFactory::GetHandler Method

Returns an instance of the IHttpHandler interface to process the requested resource.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

public:
virtual IHttpHandler^ GetHandler(
	HttpContext^ context, 
	String^ requestType, 
	String^ virtualPath, 
	String^ path
)

Parameters

context
Type: System.Web::HttpContext
An instance of the HttpContext class that provides references to intrinsic server objects (for example, Request, Response, Session, and Server) used to service HTTP requests.
requestType
Type: System::String
The HTTP data transfer method (GET or POST) that the client uses.
virtualPath
Type: System::String
The virtual path to the requested resource.
path
Type: System::String
The PhysicalApplicationPath property to the requested resource.

Return Value

Type: System.Web::IHttpHandler
A new IHttpHandler that processes the request; otherwise, nullptr.

Implements

IHttpHandlerFactory::GetHandler(HttpContext, String, String, String)

The GetHandler method is called by the ASP.NET run time and returns either a valid instance of the IHttpHandler interface or nullptr.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

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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