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.ashx file in asp.net?

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What is an .ashx file in asp.net?

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Domnic Avatar asked Dec 31 '09 11:12

Domnic


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It is an ASP.Net web handler file.

Read Generic Handlers (ASHX Files)

What is an ASHX file Handler or web handler?

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rahul Avatar answered Oct 04 '22 23:10

rahul


It's for an ASP.NET handler as opposed to a page. For example, I use handlers to respond to Google Wave requests in my .NET Robot API.

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Jon Skeet Avatar answered Oct 05 '22 00:10

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