<Type Name="WebRequest" FullName="System.Net.WebRequest" FullNameSP="System_Net_WebRequest" Maintainer="ecma">
  <TypeSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".class public abstract serializable WebRequest extends System.MarshalByRefObject" />
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public abstract class WebRequest : MarshalByRefObject, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable" />
  <MemberOfLibrary>Networking</MemberOfLibrary>
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  <ThreadingSafetyStatement>All public static members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. No instance members are guaranteed to be thread safe.</ThreadingSafetyStatement>
  <Base>
    <BaseTypeName>System.MarshalByRefObject</BaseTypeName>
  </Base>
  <Interfaces>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
  </Interfaces>
  <Docs>
    <summary>
      <para>Makes a request to a Uniform Resource Identifier
      (URI).</para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <para>
        <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> is an abstract
   class that models
   the request side of transactions used for accessing data from the
   Internet.</para>
      <para> Classes that derive from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> are required to override the following members
of the <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class in a
protocol-specific manner: </para>
      <list type="bullet">
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.Method" /> 
   -- Gets or sets the protocol method to use in the current instance.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.RequestUri" /> --
      Gets the <see cref="T:System.Uri" /> of the resource associated with the current instance.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.Headers" /> 
   -- Gets or sets the collection of header name/value pairs associated with the
   request.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.ContentLength" /> -- Gets or sets the content length of 
      the request data being sent.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.ContentType" /> -- Gets or sets the content type of the 
      request data being sent.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.Credentials" /> -- Gets or sets the credentials used 
      for authenticating the client using the current instance.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.PreAuthenticate" /> -- Gets or 
      sets a value that indicates whether to send authentication information with a
      request for resources.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.GetRequestStream" /> -- Returns a <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> for writing data to a 
      resource.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetRequestStream(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> -- Begins 
      an asynchronous request for a stream in which to write data to be sent in the
      current request.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(System.IAsyncResult)" /> -- Returns
      a <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> for writing data to the
      resource accessed by the current instance.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.GetResponse" /> -- Returns a response to a request.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetResponse(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> -- Begins 
      an asynchronous request for a resource.</term>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>
            <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetResponse(System.IAsyncResult)" /> -- Returns a <see cref="T:System.Net.WebResponse" /> that
      contains a response to a specified pending request.</term>
        </item>
      </list>
      <para>In addition, derived classes are required to
   support the <see cref="T:System.Net.IWebRequestCreate" /> interface.</para>
      <block subset="none" type="note">
        <para> An application
      that uses the request/response model can request data be
      sent from the Internet in a protocol-agnostic manner, in which the application works with
      instances of the <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class while classes that derive from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> and
      
      implement
      specific protocols perform the details of
      the request.</para>
        <para> Requests are sent from an application to a particular Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), such as
      a Web page on a server. Using the URI, the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Create(System.Uri)" /> method creates an instance of a type
      derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to handle the request. The type is selected from the
      set of registered types. Types may be registered to handle a specific
      protocol, such as HTTP or FTP, or to handle a request to a specific server or
      path on a server. <block subset="none" type="note">For information on registering types, see <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.RegisterPrefix(System.String,System.Net.IWebRequestCreate)" />.</block></para>
        <para>The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class throws a <see cref="T:System.Net.WebException" /> exception when an error occurs
   while accessing a resource. </para>
        <para> Use the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Create(System.Uri,System.Boolean)" /> method to initialize a new instance of a
class that derives from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />
. Do not use the <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />
constructor.</para>
      </block>
    </remarks>
    <example>
      <para> The following example demonstrates using <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Create(System.Uri,System.Boolean)" /> to create an instance of
<see cref="T:System.Net.HttpWebRequest" /> 
.</para>
      <code lang="C#">using System;
using System.Net;

public class WebRequestExample {

  public static void Main() {

    // Initialize the WebRequest.
    WebRequest myRequest =
      WebRequest.Create("http://www.contoso.com");

    // Print the type of the request.
    Console.WriteLine(myRequest);
  }
}
</code>
      <para>The output is</para>
      <para>System.Net.HttpWebRequest</para>
    </example>
  </Docs>
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      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value="family rtspecialname specialname instance void .ctor()" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="protected WebRequest ();" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Constructs a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />
class.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>This constructor is called only by classes that derive from
 <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />.</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="note">Use the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Create(System.Uri,System.Boolean)" /> method to initialize a new instance of a class that derives from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> . Do not use
 this constructor.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="protected WebRequest (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo serializationInfo, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext streamingContext);" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="serializationInfo" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo" />
        <Parameter Name="streamingContext" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="serializationInfo">To be added.</param>
        <param name="streamingContext">To be added.</param>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual void Abort ();" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Void</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Attempts to cancel an asynchronous request made by the current instance to access a resource.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class is 
   abstract and does not provide an implementation for this method. This method
   throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This 
   method must be overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this
   functionality. </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this method to cancel an asynchronous operation started with the
<see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetResponse(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> method.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This method is not overridden in the derived class.</exception>
      </Docs>
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    <Member MemberName="AuthenticationLevel">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public System.Net.Security.AuthenticationLevel AuthenticationLevel { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
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      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.Security.AuthenticationLevel</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <value>To be added.</value>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="BeginGetRequestStream">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".method public hidebysig virtual class System.IAsyncResult BeginGetRequestStream(class System.AsyncCallback callback, object state)" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual IAsyncResult BeginGetRequestStream (AsyncCallback callback, object state);" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IAsyncResult</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="callback" Type="System.AsyncCallback" />
        <Parameter Name="state" Type="System.Object" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="callback">A <see cref="T:System.AsyncCallback" /> delegate to be called when the stream is available. Can be <see langword="null" /> .</param>
        <param name="state">A <see cref="T:System.Object" /> containing state information for the asynchronous request.</param>
        <summary>
          <para>Begins an asynchronous request for a stream in which to write data to be sent
      in the current request.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object that contains information about the asynchronous operation.</para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>The <paramref name="state" /> parameter can be any object that the 
   caller wishes to have available for the duration of the asynchronous operation.
   This object is available via the <see cref="P:System.IAsyncResult.AsyncState" /> property of the object returned by this
   method.</para>
          <block subset="none" type="behaviors">
            <para>This method starts an asynchronous operation to obtain a stream 
      used to write data to be sent in the current request. To get the request
      stream, call the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(System.IAsyncResult)" /> method and specify the <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object
      returned by this method.</para>
            <para>If the <paramref name="callback" /> parameter is not 
<see langword="null" /> , the 
   method referenced by <paramref name="callback" /> is invoked when the asynchronous
   operation completes. The <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object returned by this method is passed as the argument
   to the method referenced by <paramref name="callback" />.</para>
          </block>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class is 
abstract and does not provide an implementation for this method. This method
throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This method must be overridden by classes that inherit from
<see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this 
   functionality. </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this method to 
   start an asynchronous request for a stream used to send data to a resource. The
<paramref name="callback" /> delegate
   can call
   the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(System.IAsyncResult)" /> method to
   obtain the request stream. </block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This method is not overridden in the derived class.</exception>
      </Docs>
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    <Member MemberName="BeginGetResponse">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".method public hidebysig virtual class System.IAsyncResult BeginGetResponse(class System.AsyncCallback callback, object state)" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual IAsyncResult BeginGetResponse (AsyncCallback callback, object state);" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IAsyncResult</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="callback" Type="System.AsyncCallback" />
        <Parameter Name="state" Type="System.Object" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="callback">A <see cref="T:System.AsyncCallback" /> delegate to be called when the response from the server is available.</param>
        <param name="state">A <see cref="T:System.Object" /> containing state information for the asynchronous request.</param>
        <summary>
          <para>Begins sending the current request asynchronously.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object that contains information about the asynchronous operation. </para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>The <paramref name="state" /> parameter can be any object that the caller wishes to have 
   available for the duration of the asynchronous operation. This object is
   available via the <see cref="P:System.IAsyncResult.AsyncState" /> property of the object returned by this
   method.</para>
          <block subset="none" type="behaviors">
            <para>This method starts an asynchronous operation to send the current request and 
      receive the response from the server that processed the
      request. To get the response, call the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetResponse(System.IAsyncResult)" /> method and specify the <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object
      returned by this method.</para>
            <para>If the <paramref name="callback" /> parameter is not <see langword="null" /> , the method 
   referenced by <paramref name="callback" /> is invoked when the asynchronous operation
   completes. The <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object returned by this method is passed as the argument
   to the method referenced by <paramref name="callback" />.</para>
          </block>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class is abstract and does not 
provide an implementation for this method. This method throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This method must be overridden by 
   classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this functionality.
</block>
          </para>
          <block subset="none" type="usage">The <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetResponse(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> method starts an asynchronous request for 
a response. The callback delegate
can call the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetResponse(System.IAsyncResult)" /> method to return the <see cref="T:System.Net.WebResponse" /> received from the resource.</block>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This method is not overridden in the derived class.</exception>
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    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="CachePolicy">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual System.Net.Cache.RequestCachePolicy CachePolicy { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.Cache.RequestCachePolicy</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <value>To be added.</value>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="ConnectionGroupName">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".property string ConnectionGroupName { public hidebysig virtual specialname string get_ConnectionGroupName() public hidebysig virtual specialname void set_ConnectionGroupName(string value) }" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual string ConnectionGroupName { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets or sets the name of the connection group for the current instance.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.String" /> that contains the name of the connection group for the current instance.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>This property associates specific requests within an 
      application with a <see cref="T:System.Net.ServicePoint" />
      .</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This property throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property is required to be
   overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />. The <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.ConnectionGroupName" /> property
   typically associates a group of requests that share a set of credentials with a
   connection to an Internet resource to avoid potential security failures.
</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage" />Use this property to get or set the name of the connection group for the current instance.</para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class.</exception>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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    <Member MemberName="ContentLength">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".property int64 ContentLength { public hidebysig virtual specialname int64 get_ContentLength() public hidebysig virtual specialname void set_ContentLength(int64 value) }" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual long ContentLength { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Int64</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets or
      sets the
      content
      length of the request data being sent.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para>A <see cref="T:System.Int64" /> containing the number of bytes of request data being sent.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">This property
      is required to throw a <see cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException" /> exception if data has already been
      written to the request stream, and a <see cref="T:System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException" /> exception if the property is being set to a value less than zero.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This property throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property is required to be
   overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this property to get the number of bytes sent to the resource.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException">Data has already been written to the request stream. </exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException">This property is being set to a value less than zero. </exception>
      </Docs>
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      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".property string ContentType { public hidebysig virtual specialname string get_ContentType() public hidebysig virtual specialname void set_ContentType(string value) }" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual string ContentType { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets
      or
      sets
      the content type of the request data being sent.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.String" /> that represents the content type of the request data.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>The <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.ContentType" />
property contains the media type of the request.</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="note">This
   is typically the MIME encoding of the content.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This property throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property is required to be
   overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use
   this property to get the media type of request.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".method public hidebysig static class System.Net.WebRequest Create(string requestUriString)" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public static System.Net.WebRequest Create (string requestUriString);" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.WebRequest</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="requestUriString" Type="System.String" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="requestUriString">A <see cref="T:System.String" /> that contains a URI.</param>
        <summary>
          <para> Constructs a new instance of a class derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />. The new instance is of the
   type registered for the scheme
   of the specified URI.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para>A new instance of a class that derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> and is registered to handle the
   scheme of <paramref name="requestUriString" />.</para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <block subset="none" type="note">
            <para>This method
         returns a new instance of a class that derived from
      <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> . The <see cref="T:System.Type" /> of this new instance
         is determined at run time by the scheme of the URI in
      <paramref name="requestUriString" />. For example,
         when a URI beginning with <c>http://</c> is passed in
   <paramref name="requestUriString" />, a <see cref="T:System.Net.HttpWebRequest" /> instance is returned.</para>
            <para> Classes that derive from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> that are
   created to handle other requests are registered
   with the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.RegisterPrefix(System.String,System.Net.IWebRequestCreate)" />
   method.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
          <paramref name="requestUriString " />is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">The request scheme specified in <paramref name="requestUri " /> is not registered.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.UriFormatException">The URI specified in <paramref name="requestUriString" /> is not a valid URI.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.Security.SecurityException">The caller does not have permission to connect to the requested URI or a URI that the request is redirected to.</exception>
        <permission cref="!:System.Security.Permissions.WebPermission">Requires permission to connect to the requested URI. See <see cref="F:System.Net.NetworkAccess.Connect" />.</permission>
      </Docs>
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      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.WebRequest</ReturnType>
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        <Parameter Name="requestUri" Type="System.Uri" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="requestUri">A <see cref="T:System.Uri" /> containing the URI of the requested resource.</param>
        <summary>
   Constructs a new instance of a class derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />.
</summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A new instance of a class derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> that is registered to handle the closest registered
   match for <paramref name="requestUri" />.</para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>To 
      determine the closest match, this method checks the registered URIs for the
      longest URI prefix that matches <paramref name="requestUri" />. </para>
          <block subset="none" type="note">
            <para>For an example that demonstrates this method, see <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.CreateDefault(System.Uri)" />.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
          <paramref name="requestUri " />is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">The request scheme specified in <paramref name="requestUri " /> is not registered.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.Security.SecurityException">The caller does not have permission to connect to the requested URI or a URI that the request is redirected to.</exception>
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      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.WebRequest</ReturnType>
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        <Parameter Name="requestUri" Type="System.Uri" />
      </Parameters>
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        <summary>
          <para> Constructs a new instance of a class derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />. The new instance is of
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        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A new instance of the type derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> that is registered for the scheme of the specified <see cref="T:System.Uri" /> .</para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="note">When this method is
      invoked, only the scheme portion of <paramref name="requestUri " />is checked against the
      list of URIs registered for the current instance. Conversely, when <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Create(System.Uri,System.Boolean)" />
      is invoked, the entire URI is checked against the
      list of registered URIs.
   </block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
          <paramref name="requestUri" /> is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">The request scheme specified in <paramref name="requestUri " /> is not registered.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.Security.SecurityException">The caller does not have permission to connect to the requested URI or a URI that the request is redirected to.</exception>
        <permission cref="!:System.Security.Permissions.WebPermission">Requires permission to connect to the requested URI. See <see cref="F:System.Net.NetworkAccess.Connect" />.</permission>
        <example>
          <para>This example demonstrates the use of the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Create(System.Uri,System.Boolean)" /> and <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.CreateDefault(System.Uri)" /> methods.</para>
          <code lang="C#">using System;
using System.Net;

public class ContosoTextRequest : WebRequest, IWebRequestCreate
{
   public new WebRequest Create(Uri uri)
   {
      return new ContosoTextRequest();
   }
}

public class CreateDefaultExample
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      ContosoTextRequest contoso = new ContosoTextRequest();
      Uri contosoUri = new Uri("http://www.contoso.com/text");
      WebRequest.RegisterPrefix("http://www.contoso.com/text", contoso);

      WebRequest httpContoso = WebRequest.CreateDefault(contosoUri);
      Console.WriteLine("CreateDefault --&gt; {0}", httpContoso);

      WebRequest textContoso = WebRequest.Create(contosoUri);
      Console.WriteLine("Create --&gt; {0}", textContoso);
   }
}
</code>
          <para>The output is</para>
          <c>
            <para>CreateDefault --&gt; System.Net.HttpWebRequest</para>
            <para>Create --&gt;
      ContosoTextRequest</para>
          </c>
        </example>
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        </summary>
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          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
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          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This
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   <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this property
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          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public static System.Net.Cache.RequestCachePolicy DefaultCachePolicy { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.Cache.RequestCachePolicy</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <value>To be added.</value>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public static System.Net.IWebProxy DefaultWebProxy { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.IWebProxy</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <value>To be added.</value>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
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        <param name="asyncResult">A <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object that references a request for a <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> started with <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetRequestStream(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> .</param>
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<see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.RequestUri" /> property of the current instance.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> to write data
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        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para> This method completes an asynchronous
      request for a stream that was started by the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetRequestStream(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> method.</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.
   </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class is
   abstract and does not provide an implementation for this method. This method
   throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This
   method must be overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this
   functionality. </block>
          </para>
          <block subset="none" type="usage">
            <para>Use this method to complete an asynchronous request for a stream that was started with the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetRequestStream(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> method.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This method is not overridden in the derived class.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentException">
          <paramref name="asyncResult" /> was not returned by a call to <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetRequestStream(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" />.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
          <paramref name="asyncResult" /> is a null reference. </exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException">
          <para> This method was called previously using <paramref name="asyncResult." /></para>
          <para>-or-</para>
          <para>No stream is available.</para>
        </exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.Net.WebException">An error occurred while processing the request.</exception>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
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      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.WebResponse</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="asyncResult" Type="System.IAsyncResult" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="asyncResult">A <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> object that references a pending request that was started with <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetResponse(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" />.</param>
        <summary>
          <para> Returns a <see cref="T:System.Net.WebResponse" /> that contains a response to a specified
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        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.Net.WebResponse" /> that contains a response to the request
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        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described
      above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class is
   abstract and does not provide an implementation for this method. This method
   throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This
   method must be overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this
   functionality. </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this method to complete an asynchronous request
   for an Internet resource that was started with the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetResponse(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> method.
</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This method is not overridden in the derived class.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentException">
          <paramref name="asyncResult" /> was not returned by a call to <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetResponse(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" />.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
          <paramref name="asyncResult" /> is a null reference.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException">
          <para>The <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.ContentLength" /> property of the current instance is greater than zero but no data has been written to the request stream.</para>
          <para>-or-</para>
          <para>This method was called previously using <paramref name="asyncResult." /></para>
        </exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.Net.WebException">An error occurred while processing the request.</exception>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
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    <Member MemberName="GetObjectData">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="protected virtual void GetObjectData (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo serializationInfo, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext streamingContext);" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Void</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="serializationInfo" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo" />
        <Parameter Name="streamingContext" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="serializationInfo">To be added.</param>
        <param name="streamingContext">To be added.</param>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
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      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IO.Stream</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Returns a <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> for writing data to a
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        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> for writing data to
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        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class is abstract and does not 
   provide an implementation for this method. This method throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This method is required to be 
   overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />.</block>
          </para>
          <block subset="none" type="usage">
            <para> Use this method to initiate a request to send
      data to a resource and obtain a <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> instance for sending data to
      that resource. </para>
            <para>The <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.GetRequestStream" /> method provides synchronous access to the <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" />. For
   asynchronous access, use the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetRequestStream(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> and <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(System.IAsyncResult)" /> methods.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This method is not overridden in the derived class.</exception>
      </Docs>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual System.Net.WebResponse GetResponse ();" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
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      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Returns a
      response to a request.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.Net.WebResponse" /> containing the response to the request.</para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <block subset="none" type="behaviors">
            <para> This method returns an instance of a type
         derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebResponse" /> that is registered for the <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.RequestUri" /> property of the current instance. This new
         instance is required to contain a response from the resource to the current request. </para>
            <para>If the timeout period for the request expires, or an
         error occurs while processing the request, this method is required to throw a
      <see cref="T:System.Net.WebException" /> exception.</para>
          </block>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class is
   abstract and does not provide an implementation for this method. This method
   throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This
   method must be overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this
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          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this method for synchronous access to a resource.
   For asynchronous access, use the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.BeginGetResponse(System.AsyncCallback,System.Object)" /> and <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.EndGetResponse(System.IAsyncResult)" /> methods.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This method is not overridden in the derived class.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.Net.WebException">
          <para> The request timed out.</para>
          <para>-or-</para>
          <para>An error occurred while processing the request.</para>
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      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.IWebProxy</ReturnType>
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        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <returns>To be added.</returns>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
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          <para> Gets
 or
 sets the collection of header name/value pairs associated with the
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        </summary>
        <value>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.Net.WebHeaderCollection" /> containing the header name/value pairs associated
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        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>This property contains a <see cref="T:System.Net.WebHeaderCollection" /> instance containing
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          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This property
 throws a <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />
 exception.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property must be overridden by classes that inherit from
<see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this property 
 to determine the header information of a request.</block>
          </para>
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        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
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      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Security.Principal.TokenImpersonationLevel</ReturnType>
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      <Docs>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <value>To be added.</value>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
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      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
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      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets
      or sets the protocol method to use in the current
      instance.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.String" /> containing the protocol method to use in the current instance.</para>
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        <remarks>
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            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">The default value of this property is required to
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      to be set. For the HTTP protocol, this
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          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This property throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property must be overridden by 
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          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this property
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          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
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      <ReturnValue>
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      <Parameters />
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          <para> Gets or sets a <see cref="T:System.Boolean" /> value that determines whether to send authentication information with the current request instead of waiting
   for an authentication challenge
   from the requested resource.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para>
            <see langword="true" /> if
   authentication information will be
   sent with the current request without waiting for an authentication challenge
   from
   the requested resource;
   otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">If <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.PreAuthenticate" /> is <see langword="true" /> , the current instance sends authentication
   credentials without waiting to be challenged by the server specified by the
<see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.RequestUri" /> 
property of the current instance. When
this property is <see langword="false" /> , the
current instance waits for
a challenge from the server before sending credentials.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This
   property throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property must be overridden by 
   classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this functionality. </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this
   property to ensure that authentication information is sent with every
   request. Setting this property to <see langword="true " /> allows clients to improve
   server efficiency by avoiding extra round trips caused by authentication challenges.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual System.Net.IWebProxy Proxy { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Net.IWebProxy</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets or sets the
      network proxy to use to access resources.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.Net.IWebProxy" /> to use to access resources.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>The <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.Proxy" /> property identifies the network proxy
   that the request uses to access resources. The request is made through the
   proxy server rather than directly to the server hosting the resource.</para>
          <block subset="none" type="behaviors">
            <para>If the <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.Proxy" />
property of the current instance has not been set, the value of this property is
required to be <see langword="null" />
.</para>
            <para>If the property is being set to <see langword="null" />, it is required to
throw a <see cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException" /> exception.</para>
          </block>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This
   property throws <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property must be overridden by 
   classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to provide this functionality. </block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this method to
   obtain a <see cref="T:System.Net.IWebProxy" /> instance that represents the proxy server used by the current instance.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public static bool RegisterPrefix (string prefix, System.Net.IWebRequestCreate creator);" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Boolean</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="prefix" Type="System.String" />
        <Parameter Name="creator" Type="System.Net.IWebRequestCreate" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="prefix">A <see cref="T:System.String" /> containing the URI that the derived type services. Can specify a scheme or a complete URI.</param>
        <param name="creator">An instance of a type that implements the <see cref="T:System.Net.IWebRequestCreate" /> interface.</param>
        <summary>
          <para> Registers a type derived from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" />, and associates the
   type with the specified URI.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <para>
            <see langword="true " /> if registration is successful;
<see langword="false" />, if 
<paramref name="prefix" /> 
is already registered.</para>
        </returns>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <see cref="T:System.Net.HttpWebRequest" /> is registered
   to service requests for HTTP and HTTPS schemes. Attempts to register a different
   type for these schemes will
   fail.</para>
          <block subset="none" type="note">
            <para>This method registers types that derive from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> 
to service requests. These derived types are
typically registered to handle a specific protocol, such HTTP or FTP, but can be
registered to handle a request to a specific server or path on a server.
Therefore, <paramref name="prefix" />
can be either a scheme or a complete
URI.</para>
            <para>The <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> class calls the <see cref="M:System.Net.IWebRequestCreate.Create(System.Uri)" /> 
method to create additional instances of the same type as
<paramref name="creator" />.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
          <para>
            <paramref name="prefix" /> is <see langword="null" /> or 
				<paramref name="creator" /> is <see langword="null" />.</para>
        </exception>
        <example>
          <para>The following example demonstrates how to register a new
      scheme.</para>
          <code lang="C#">using System;
using System.Net;

public class ftpWebRequest : WebRequest {
   //implement ftp-specific protocol methods and properties
}

public class ftpCreator : IWebRequestCreate 
{
   public WebRequest Create(Uri uri) 
   {
      return new ftpWebRequest(); 
   }
}

public class RegisterPrefixExample
{

   public static void Main() 
   {
 
      ftpCreator creator = new ftpCreator();
      WebRequest.RegisterPrefix("ftp://", creator);
      WebRequest wr = WebRequest.Create("ftp://testFile");
      Console.WriteLine(wr);
   }
}
   </code>
          <para>The output is</para>
          <para>ftpWebRequest</para>
        </example>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual Uri RequestUri { get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Uri</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets the <see cref="T:System.Uri" />
of the resource associated with the
current instance.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.Uri" /> containing the URI 
   of
   the resource associated with the current instance</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>This property is read-only.</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">
              <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.RequestUri" /> is required to 
   contain the URI passed to
   the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Create(System.Uri,System.Boolean)" />
   methods. If the protocol implemented
   by a derived class supports redirection, the derived class is required
   to provide a property to contain the URI that actually services the request.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This property
   throws a <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />
   exception.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property 
   must be overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to
   provide this functionality. </block>]</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this property 
   to determine the URI that the request was addressed to. For information about
   the URI that actually serviced the request, see <see cref="P:System.Net.WebResponse.ResponseUri" />
   . </block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
      </Docs>
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        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="void ISerializable.GetObjectData (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo serializationInfo, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext streamingContext);" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
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        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Void</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
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        <Parameter Name="serializationInfo" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo" />
        <Parameter Name="streamingContext" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="serializationInfo">To be added.</param>
        <param name="streamingContext">To be added.</param>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual int Timeout { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Int32</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets or sets the length of time before requests for resources time out.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para> A <see cref="T:System.Int32" /> containing the length of time, in milliseconds, before the current request
   will time out, or <see cref="F:System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite" qualify="true" /> to indicate that the request does not time out.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">Classes that
      derive from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> are required to indicate a timeout by throwing a <see cref="T:System.Net.WebException" /> with
      the <see cref="P:System.Net.WebException.Status" /> field set to <see cref="F:System.Net.WebExceptionStatus.Timeout" qualify="true" /> if a request times out.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="default">This
      property throws a <see cref="T:System.NotSupportedException" />
      exception.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="overrides">This property 
      must be overridden by classes that inherit from <see cref="T:System.Net.WebRequest" /> to
      provide this functionality. </block>
          </para>
          <block subset="none" type="usage">
            <para>Use this property to set the timeout period for requests for resources.</para>
            <para>The <see cref="P:System.Net.WebRequest.Timeout" /> property affects only synchronous
      requests made with the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.GetResponse" /> method. To time out asynchronous
      requests, use the <see cref="M:System.Net.WebRequest.Abort" /> method.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.NotSupportedException">This property is not implemented in the derived class. </exception>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
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      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public virtual bool UseDefaultCredentials { set; get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
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      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Boolean</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <value>To be added.</value>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
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    </Member>
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