ContentType Property
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WebResponse.ContentType Property

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets the content type of the data being received.

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

public virtual string ContentType { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
A string that contains the content type of the response.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

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

The ContentType property contains the MIME content type of the response from the Internet resource, if known.

NoteNote:

The WebResponse class is an abstract class. The actual behavior of WebResponse instances at run time is determined by the descendant class returned by WebRequest.EndGetResponse. For more information about default values and exceptions, please see the documentation for the descendant classes, such as HttpWebResponse.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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