Returns

A System.Net.WebResponse containing the response from the Internet resource requested by the current instance. [Edit]

Exceptions

Type	Reason
System.Net.ProtocolViolationException	The HttpWebRequest.ContentLength property of the current instance is not set. [Edit]
System.Net.WebException	HttpWebRequest.Abort was previously called. -or- The timeout period for the request expired. -or- An error occurred while processing the request. [Edit]

Remarks

Note:

This method returns a System.Net.WebResponse instance containing the response from the Internet resource requested by the current instance. The actual instance returned is an instance of System.Net.HttpWebResponse , and can be typecast to that class to access HTTP-specific properties.

This method overrides WebRequest.GetResponse .

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Requirements

Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0