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ContentType Property

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When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets the content type of the data being received.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Property ContentType As String
public virtual string ContentType { get; set; }
public:
virtual property String^ ContentType {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
abstract ContentType : string with get, set
override ContentType : string with get, set
function get ContentType () : String
function set ContentType (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System. . :: . .String
A string that contains the content type of the response.

Remarks

The ContentType property contains the MIME content type of the response from the Internet resource, if known.

Note

The WebResponse class is an abstract class. The actual behavior of WebResponse instances at run time is determined by the descendant class returned by WebRequest..::..GetResponse. For more information about default values and exceptions, please see the documentation for the descendant classes, such as HttpWebResponse and FileWebResponse.

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See Also

Reference

WebResponse Class

System.Net Namespace