HttpClient.MaxResponseContentBufferSize Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net.Http

Assembly:

System.Net.Http.dll

Source:

HttpClient.cs

Gets or sets the maximum number of bytes to buffer when reading the response content.

public:
 property long MaxResponseContentBufferSize { long get(); void set(long value); };

public long MaxResponseContentBufferSize { get; set; }

member this.MaxResponseContentBufferSize : int64 with get, set

Public Property MaxResponseContentBufferSize As Long

Property Value

Int64

The maximum number of bytes to buffer when reading the response content. The default value for this property is 2 gigabytes.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The size specified is less than or equal to zero.

InvalidOperationException

An operation has already been started on the current instance.

ObjectDisposedException

The current instance has been disposed.

Remarks

An app can set the MaxResponseContentBufferSize property to a lower value to limit the size of the response to buffer when reading the response. If the size of the response content is greater than the MaxResponseContentBufferSize property, an exception is thrown.