IWinHttpRequest::ResponseText property
The ResponseText property retrieves the response entity body as text.
This property is read-only.
Syntax
HRESULT get_ResponseText(
[out, retval] BSTR *Body
);
strResponseText = WinHttpRequest.ResponseText
Property value
BSTR that receives the entity body of the response as text.
Error codes
The return value is S_OK on success or an error value otherwise.
Remarks
This property can only be invoked after the Send method has been called.
When using this property in synchronous mode, the limit to the number of characters it returns is approximately 2,169,895.
Note
For Windows XP and Windows 2000, see the Run-Time Requirements section of the WinHTTP Start Page.
Examples
The following example shows how to open an HTTP connection, send an HTTP request, and read the response text. This example must be run from a command prompt.
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <objbase.h>
#include "httprequest.h"
#pragma comment(lib, "ole32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "oleaut32.lib")
// IID for IWinHttpRequest.
const IID IID_IWinHttpRequest =
{
0x06f29373,
0x5c5a,
0x4b54,
{0xb0, 0x25, 0x6e, 0xf1, 0xbf, 0x8a, 0xbf, 0x0e}
};
int main()
{
// Variable for return value
HRESULT hr;
// Initialize COM.
hr = CoInitialize( NULL );
IWinHttpRequest * pIWinHttpRequest = NULL;
BSTR bstrResponse = NULL;
VARIANT varFalse;
VARIANT varEmpty;
CLSID clsid;
VariantInit(&varFalse);
V_VT(&varFalse) = VT_BOOL;
V_BOOL(&varFalse) = VARIANT_FALSE;
VariantInit(&varEmpty);
V_VT(&varEmpty) = VT_ERROR;
hr = CLSIDFromProgID(L"WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1", &clsid);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = CoCreateInstance(clsid, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
IID_IWinHttpRequest,
(void **)&pIWinHttpRequest);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{ // Open WinHttpRequest.
BSTR bstrMethod = SysAllocString(L"GET");
BSTR bstrUrl = SysAllocString(L"https://microsoft.com");
hr = pIWinHttpRequest->Open(bstrMethod, bstrUrl, varFalse);
SysFreeString(bstrMethod);
SysFreeString(bstrUrl);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{ // Send Request.
hr = pIWinHttpRequest->Send(varEmpty);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{ // Get Response text.
hr = pIWinHttpRequest->get_ResponseText(&bstrResponse);
}
// Print the response to a console.
wprintf(L"%.256s",bstrResponse);
// Release memory.
if (pIWinHttpRequest)
pIWinHttpRequest->Release();
if (bstrResponse)
SysFreeString(bstrResponse);
CoUninitialize();
return 0;
}
The following scripting example shows how to open an HTTP connection, send an HTTP request, and read the response text.
// Instantiate a WinHttpRequest object.
var WinHttpReq = new ActiveXObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1");
// Initialize an HTTP request.
WinHttpReq.Open("GET", "https://www.microsoft.com", false);
// Send the HTTP request.
WinHttpReq.Send();
// Display the response text.
WScript.Echo( WinHttpReq.ResponseText);
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client |
Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional with SP3 [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server with SP3 [desktop apps only] |
Redistributable |
WinHTTP 5.0 and Internet Explorer 5.01 or later on Windows XP and Windows 2000. |
IDL |
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Library |
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DLL |
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