FileWebRequest Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net

Assembly:

System.Net.Requests.dll

Source:

FileWebRequest.cs

Provides a file system implementation of the WebRequest class.

public ref class FileWebRequest : System::Net::WebRequest, System::Runtime::Serialization::ISerializable

public class FileWebRequest : System.Net.WebRequest, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable

type FileWebRequest = class
    inherit WebRequest
    interface ISerializable

Public Class FileWebRequest
Inherits WebRequest
Implements ISerializable

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

WebRequest

FileWebRequest

Implements

ISerializable

Examples

The following code example uses the FileWebRequest class to access a file system resource.

// This program creates or open a text file in which it stores a string.
// Both file and string are passed by the user.
// Note. In order for this program to work, the folder containing the test file
// must be shared with its permissions set to allow write access.
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::Net;
ref class TestGetRequestStream
{
private:
   static FileWebRequest^ myFileWebRequest;
   static void showUsage()
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "\nPlease enter file name and timeout :" );
      Console::WriteLine( "Usage: cs_getrequeststream <systemname>/<sharedfoldername>/<filename> timeout" );
      Console::WriteLine( "Example: cs_getrequeststream ndpue/temp/hello.txt 1000" );
      Console::WriteLine( "Small timeout values (for instance 3 or less) cause a timeout exception." );
   }

   static void makeFileRequest( String^ fileName, int timeout )
   {
      try
      {
         
         // 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";
         
      }
      catch ( WebException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "WebException: {0}", e->Message );
      }
      catch ( UriFormatException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "UriFormatWebException: {0}", e->Message );
      }

   }

   static void writeToFile()
   {
      try
      {
         
         // Enter the string to write into the file.
         Console::WriteLine( "Enter the string you want to write:" );
         String^ userInput = Console::ReadLine();
         
         // Convert the string to Byte array.
         ASCIIEncoding^ encoder = gcnew ASCIIEncoding;
         array<Byte>^byteArray = encoder->GetBytes( userInput );
         
         // Set the ContentLength property.
         myFileWebRequest->ContentLength = byteArray->Length;
         String^ contentLength = myFileWebRequest->ContentLength.ToString();
         Console::WriteLine( "\nThe content length is {0}.", contentLength );
         
         // Get the file stream handler to write into the file.
         Stream^ readStream = myFileWebRequest->GetRequestStream();
         
         // Write to the file stream.
         // Note. In order for this to work the file must be accessible
         // on the network. This can be accomplished by setting the property
         // sharing of the folder containg the file. The permissions
         // can be set so everyone can modify the file.
         // FileWebRequest::Credentials property cannot be used for this purpose.
         readStream->Write( byteArray, 0, userInput->Length );
         Console::WriteLine( "\nThe String you entered was successfully written into the file." );
         
         readStream->Close();
      }
      catch ( WebException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "The WebException: {0}", e->Message );
      }
      catch ( UriFormatException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "The UriFormatWebException: {0}", e->Message );
      }

   }


public:
   static void Main()
   {
      array<String^>^args = Environment::GetCommandLineArgs();
      if ( args->Length < 3 )
            showUsage();
      else
      {
         makeFileRequest( args[ 1 ], Int32::Parse( args[ 2 ] ) );
         writeToFile();
      }
   }

};

int main()
{
   TestGetRequestStream::Main();
}

// This example creates or opens a text file and stores a string in it.
// Both the file and the string are passed by the user.
// Note. For this program to work, the folder containing the test file
// must be shared, with its permissions set to allow write access.
using System.Net;
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

namespace Mssc.PluggableProtocols.File
{
    class TestGetRequestStream
    {
        private static FileWebRequest myFileWebRequest;

        private static void showUsage ()
        {
            Console.WriteLine ("\nPlease enter file name and timeout :");
            Console.WriteLine ("Usage: cs_getrequeststream <systemname>/<sharedfoldername>/<filename> timeout");
            Console.WriteLine ("Example: cs_getrequeststream ngetrequestrtream() ndpue/temp/hello.txt  1000");
            Console.WriteLine ("Small time-out values (for example, 3 or less) cause a time-out exception.");
        }

        private static void makeFileRequest (string fileName, int timeout)
        {
            try
            {
                // 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";
            }
            catch (WebException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine ("WebException: " + e.Message);
            }
            catch (UriFormatException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine ("UriFormatWebException: " + e.Message);
            }
        }

        private static void writeToFile ()
        {
            try
            {
                // Enter the string to write to the file.
                Console.WriteLine ("Enter the string you want to write:");

                string userInput = Console.ReadLine ();

                // Convert the string to a byte array.
                ASCIIEncoding encoder = new ASCIIEncoding ();
                byte[] byteArray = encoder.GetBytes (userInput);

                // Set the ContentLength property.
                myFileWebRequest.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;

                string contentLength = myFileWebRequest.ContentLength.ToString ();

                Console.WriteLine ("\nThe content length is {0}.", contentLength);

                // Get the file stream handler to write to the file.
                Stream readStream = myFileWebRequest.GetRequestStream ();

                // Write to the file stream.
                // Note.  For this to work, the file must be accessible
                // on the network. This can be accomplished by setting the property
                // sharing of the folder containg the file.
                // FileWebRequest.Credentials property cannot be used for this purpose.
                readStream.Write (byteArray, 0, userInput.Length);
                Console.WriteLine ("\nThe String you entered was successfully written to the file.");

                readStream.Close ();
            }
            catch (WebException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine ("The WebException: " + e.Message);
            }
            catch (UriFormatException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine ("The UriFormatWebException: " + e.Message);
            }
        }

        public static void Main (String[] args)
        {
            if (args.Length < 2)
            {
                showUsage ();
            }
            else
            {
                makeFileRequest (args[0], int.Parse (args[1]));
                writeToFile ();
            }
        }
    }
}

'
' This example creates or opens a text file and stores a string in it. 
' Both the file and the string are passed by the user.
' Note. For this program to work, the folder containing the test file
' must be shared, with its permissions set to allow write access. 

Imports System.Net
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text

Namespace Mssc.PluggableProtocols.File

    Module TestGetRequestStream

        Class TestGetRequestStream

            Private Shared myFileWebRequest As FileWebRequest

            ' Show how to use this program.
            Private Shared Sub showUsage()
                Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Lf + "Please enter file name and timeout :")
                Console.WriteLine("Usage: vb_getrequeststream <systemname>/<sharedfoldername>/<filename> timeout")
                Console.WriteLine("Example: vb_getrequeststream ngetrequestrtream() ndpue/temp/hello.txt  1000")
                Console.WriteLine("Small time-out values (for example, 3 or less) cause a time-out exception.")
            End Sub

            Private Shared Sub makeFileRequest(ByVal fileName As String, ByVal timeout As Integer)
                Try
                    ' 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"


                Catch e As WebException
                    Console.WriteLine(("WebException is: " + e.Message))
                Catch e As UriFormatException
                    Console.WriteLine(("UriFormatWebException is: " + e.Message))
                End Try

            End Sub

            Private Shared Sub writeToFile()
                Try
                    ' Enter the string to write to the file.
                    Console.WriteLine("Enter the string you want to write:")
                    Dim userInput As String = Console.ReadLine()

                    ' Convert the string to a byte array.
                    Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
                    Dim byteArray As Byte() = encoder.GetBytes(userInput)

                    ' Set the ContentLength property.
                    myFileWebRequest.ContentLength = byteArray.Length

                    Dim contentLength As String = myFileWebRequest.ContentLength.ToString()

                    Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Lf + "The content length is {0}.", contentLength)


                    ' Get the file stream handler to write to the file.
                    Dim readStream As Stream = myFileWebRequest.GetRequestStream()

                    ' Write to the stream. 
                    ' Note. For this to work the file must be accessible
                    ' on the network. This can be accomplished by setting the property
                    ' sharing of the folder containg the file.  
                    ' FileWebRequest.Credentials property cannot be used for this purpose.
                    readStream.Write(byteArray, 0, userInput.Length)


                    Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Lf + "The String you entered was successfully written to the file.")

                    readStream.Close()

                Catch e As WebException
                    Console.WriteLine(("WebException is: " + e.Message))
                Catch e As UriFormatException
                    Console.WriteLine(("UriFormatWebException is: " + e.Message))
                End Try

            End Sub

            Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

                If args.Length < 2 Then
                    showUsage()
                Else
                    makeFileRequest(args(0), Integer.Parse(args(1)))
                    writeToFile()
                End If

            End Sub

        End Class



    End Module

End Namespace

Remarks

The FileWebRequest class implements the WebRequest abstract base class for Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) that use the file:// scheme to request local files.

Do not use the FileWebRequest constructor. Use the WebRequest.Create method to initialize new instances of the FileWebRequest class. If the URI scheme is file://, the Create method returns a FileWebRequest object.

The GetResponse method makes a synchronous request for the file specified in the RequestUri property and returns a FileWebResponse object that contains the response. You can make an asynchronous request for the file using the BeginGetResponse and EndGetResponse methods.

When you want to write data to a file, the GetRequestStream method returns a Stream instance to write to. The BeginGetRequestStream and EndGetRequestStream methods provide asynchronous access to the write data stream.

The FileWebRequest class relies on the File class for error handling and code access security.

Constructors

FileWebRequest(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)

Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the FileWebRequest class from the specified instances of the SerializationInfo and StreamingContext classes.

Properties

AuthenticationLevel	Gets or sets values indicating the level of authentication and impersonation used for this request. (Inherited from WebRequest)
CachePolicy	Gets or sets the cache policy for this request. (Inherited from WebRequest)
ConnectionGroupName	Gets or sets the name of the connection group for the request. This property is reserved for future use.
ContentLength	Gets or sets the content length of the data being sent.
ContentType	Gets or sets the content type of the data being sent. This property is reserved for future use.
CreatorInstance	When overridden in a descendant class, gets the factory object derived from the IWebRequestCreate class used to create the WebRequest instantiated for making the request to the specified URI. (Inherited from WebRequest)
Credentials	Gets or sets the credentials that are associated with this request. This property is reserved for future use.
Headers	Gets a collection of the name/value pairs that are associated with the request. This property is reserved for future use.
ImpersonationLevel	Gets or sets the impersonation level for the current request. (Inherited from WebRequest)
Method	Gets or sets the protocol method used for the request. This property is reserved for future use.
PreAuthenticate	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to preauthenticate a request. This property is reserved for future use.
Proxy	Gets or sets the network proxy to use for this request. This property is reserved for future use.
RequestUri	Gets the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the request.
Timeout	Gets or sets the length of time until the request times out.
UseDefaultCredentials	Always throws a NotSupportedException.

Methods

Abort()	Cancels a request to an Internet resource.
BeginGetRequestStream(AsyncCallback, Object)	Begins an asynchronous request for a Stream object to use to write data.
BeginGetResponse(AsyncCallback, Object)	Begins an asynchronous request for a file system resource.
CreateObjRef(Type)	Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
EndGetRequestStream(IAsyncResult)	Ends an asynchronous request for a Stream instance that the application uses to write data.
EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult)	Ends an asynchronous request for a file system resource.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetLifetimeService()	Obsolete. Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Obsolete. Populates a SerializationInfo with the data needed to serialize the target object.
GetRequestStream()	Returns a Stream object for writing data to the file system resource.
GetRequestStreamAsync()	Returns a stream for writing data to the file system resource as an asynchronous operation.
GetResponse()	Returns a response to a file system request.
GetResponseAsync()	Returns a response to a file system request as an asynchronous operation.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
InitializeLifetimeService()	Obsolete. Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone(Boolean)	Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

ISerializable.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)

Obsolete. Populates a SerializationInfo object with the required data to serialize the FileWebRequest.

See also

• File