HttpHandlers
Whereas HttpModules are designed to participate in the processing of a request, HttpHandlers are designed to be the endpoint for the processing of a request. As mentioned earlier, an HttpHandler provides a way to define new page processors that handle new types of programming models. Table 8.1 shows the HttpHandlers provided by ASP.NET.
| HttpHandler | Purpose |
|---|---|
| PageHandlerFactory | Processes .aspx pages. |
| WebServiceHandlerFactory | Processes .asmx XML Web services. |
| HttpForbiddenHandler | Yields an error message indicating that a type of page is not in service. By default, all .asax, .vb, .cs, .ascx, .config, .csproj, .vbproj, and .webinfo files are mapped to this in machine.config. |
| StaticFileHandler |
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