VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell

Name

WebResponse

Synopsis

This class represents a response received from a WebRequest. A response consists of headers (stored as key/value pairs in the Headers property) and a response body. You can obtain the response body as a System.IO.Stream using the GetResponseStream() method.

When you are finished with the response, call its Close() method; this releases any open resources still held by the WebResponse without having to wait for garbage collection to do so (which could take longer than desired).

Public MustInherit Class WebResponse : Inherits MarshalByRefObject : Implements 
        System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, IDisposable
' Protected Constructors
   Protected Sub New() 
   Protected Sub New(
        ByVal serializationInfo As System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo, 
        ByVal streamingContext As System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext) 
' Public Instance Properties
   Overridable Public Property ContentLength As Long  
   Overridable Public Property ContentType As String  
   Overridable Public ReadOnly Property Headers As WebHeaderCollection  
   Overridable Public ReadOnly Property ResponseUri As Uri  
' Public Instance Methods
   Overridable Public Sub Close() 
   Overridable Public Function GetResponseStream() As Stream  
End Class

Hierarchy

System.Object→System.MarshalByRefObject→ WebResponse(System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.IDisposable)

Subclasses

FileWebResponse, HttpWebResponse

Returned By

WebException.Response, WebRequest.{EndGetResponse(), GetResponse()}

Passed To

WebException.WebException() ...