Value

A string containing the protocol method to use in the current instance. [Edit]

Exceptions

Type	Reason
NotSupportedException	This property is not implemented in the derived class. [Edit]

Remarks

Operation

The default value of this property is required to be a protocol method that does not require protocol-specific properties to be set. For the HTTP protocol, this value is GET.

This property throws NotSupportedException.

Note to Inheritors

This property must be overridden by classes that inherit from System.Net.WebRequest to provide this functionality.

Usage

Use this property to set the protocol-specific method that will be used to make a request.

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Requirements

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