HttpWebRequest.TransferEncoding Property

Gets or sets the TransferEncoding HTTP header.

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

Syntax

public string TransferEncoding { get; set; }

The value of the Transfer-encoding HTTP header. The default value is null.

null clears the transfer encoding except for the Chunked setting.

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentException	Adding "Encoding" and setting "chunked" is not permitted. Per the HTTP Spec, using additional encoding types requires that the current mode be Chunked.
InvalidOperationException	The current mode is not HttpWebRequest.SendChunked. Per the HTTP Spec, using additional encoding types requires that the current mode be Chunked.

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