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HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream Method

Submits a request with HTTP headers to the server, and returns a Stream object to use to write request data.

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

Syntax

public override Stream GetRequestStream ()

Return Value

A Stream to use to write request data.

Remarks

Used for POST of PUT requests.

Exceptions

Exception type Condition
InvalidOperationException

This method is called more than once.

-or-

The transfer encoding is non-null and the SendChunked property is false.

ProtocolViolationException

The HTTP verb is GET or HEAD.

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Content length is missing for this request.

Version Information

Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 4.0 and 4.1.

See Also

Reference

HttpWebRequest Class
HttpWebRequest Members
System.Net Namespace