FileWebRequest.Method Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net

Assembly:

System.Net.Requests.dll

Source:

FileWebRequest.cs

Gets or sets the protocol method used for the request. This property is reserved for future use.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ Method { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public override string Method { get; set; }

member this.Method : string with get, set

Public Overrides Property Method As String

Property Value

String

The protocol method to use in this request.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The method is invalid.

-or-

The method is not supported.

-or-

Multiple methods were specified.

Examples

The following code example sets the protocol method used for the request. Refer to the complete example in the FileWebRequest class.

// Create a Uri object.
Uri^ myUrl = gcnew Uri( String::Format( "file://{0}", fileName ) );

// Create a FileWebRequest object.
myFileWebRequest = dynamic_cast<FileWebRequest^>(WebRequest::CreateDefault( myUrl ));

// Set the timeout to the value selected by the user.
myFileWebRequest->Timeout = timeout;

// Set the Method property to POST
myFileWebRequest->Method = "POST";

// Create a Uri object.
Uri myUrl = new Uri ("file://" + fileName);

// Create a FileWebRequest object.
myFileWebRequest = (FileWebRequest)WebRequest.CreateDefault (myUrl);

// Set the time-out to the value selected by the user.
myFileWebRequest.Timeout = timeout;

// Set the Method property to POST
myFileWebRequest.Method = "POST";

' Create a Uri object.to access the file requested by the user. 
Dim myUrl As New Uri("file://" + fileName)

' Create a FileWebRequest object.for the requeste file.
myFileWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.CreateDefault(myUrl), FileWebRequest)

' Set the time-out to the value selected by the user.
myFileWebRequest.Timeout = timeout

' Set the Method property to POST  
myFileWebRequest.Method = "POST"

Remarks

The Method property is currently not used by the FileWebRequest class.