f the request.
                  <div class="features">read-only</div>
</dd>
        <dt id="persistentConnection" class="property">
          <span class="name"><a href="dart-io/HttpClientRequest/persistentConnection.html">persistentConnection</a></span>
          <span class="signature">&#8596; <a href="dart-core/bool-class.html">bool</a></span>         
        </dt>
        <dd>
          Gets and sets the requested persistent connection state. <a href="dart-io/HttpClientRequest/persistentConnection.htm