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4/8/2010

Retrieves the value of an HTTP header from the response body.

Script Syntax

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strValue = oXMLHttpRequest.getResponseHeader(
bstrHeader
);

Remarks

Script Parameters

bstrHeader

String containing the case-insensitive header name.

Script Return Value

String. Contains the resulting header information.

C/C++ Syntax

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HRESULT getResponseHeader(
  BSTR 
bstrHeader, 
  BSTR* 
pbstrValue
);

Remarks

Parameters

bstrHeader

[in] Case-insensitive header name.

pbstrValue

[out, retval] Resulting header information.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

Value returned if successful.

E_INVALIDARG

Value returned if either input argument is NULL.

E_FAIL

Value returned if an error occurs.

E_OUTOFMEMORY

Value returned if available memory is insufficient.

Requirements

Header msxml2.h, msxml2.idl
Library uuid.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later

General Remarks

The results of this method are valid only after the sendmethod has been successfully completed. The line, xmlhttp.getResponseHeader("Content-Type");, returns the string text/xml, assuming the server set text/xmlas the content type. The full list of header variables you can query can be accessed from the getAllResponseHeadersmethod.

This method applies to the following interface:

IXMLHTTPRequest

See Also