ExtractHttpHeader Class

Used to extract an HTTP header value from the response and place the value of the header into the WebTestContext.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.ExtractionRule
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules.ExtractHttpHeader

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.Rules
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class ExtractHttpHeader _
    Inherits ExtractionRule

public class ExtractHttpHeader : ExtractionRule

public ref class ExtractHttpHeader : public ExtractionRule

type ExtractHttpHeader =  
    class 
        inherit ExtractionRule 
    end

public class ExtractHttpHeader extends ExtractionRule

The ExtractHttpHeader type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	ExtractHttpHeader	Initializes a new instance of the ExtractHttpHeader class.

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	Name	Description
	ContextParameterName	Gets or sets the context name of the extracted property. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)
	Header	Gets or sets a value representing the name of the header whose value is to be extracted.
	Required	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the request fails if the header does not exist.
	RuleDescription	Obsolete. This method is no longer used. Use the DisplayNameAttribute on the class to set a description for this rule. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)
	RuleName	Obsolete. This method is no longer used. Use the DisplayNameAttribute on the class to set a display name for this rule. (Inherited from ExtractionRule.)

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	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Extract	Extracts the value of an HTTP header from the response and places the value and context parameter name into the WebTestContext. (Overrides ExtractionRule.Extract(Object, ExtractionEventArgs).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Consider the following HTTP headers:

Content-Length : 2036

Cache-Control : private

Content-Type : text/html; charset=utf-8

If Header is set to Content-Length, this rule will extract 2036 from the headers.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.