WebRequest.Headers Property

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When overridden in a descendant class, gets or sets the collection of header name/value pairs associated with the request.

Namespace:  System.Net
Assembly:  System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Property Headers As WebHeaderCollection
public abstract WebHeaderCollection Headers { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Net.WebHeaderCollection
A WebHeaderCollection containing the header name/value pairs associated with this request.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
NotImplementedException

Any attempt is made to get or set the property, when the property is not overridden in a descendant class.

Remarks

The Headers property contains a WebHeaderCollection instance containing the header information to send to the Internet resource.

NoteNote:

The WebRequest class is an abstract class. The actual behavior of a WebRequest instance 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.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.