System.Net.WebClient (class)

System.Net.WebClient inherits from System.ComponentModel.Component and is used to send and receive data to and from a URI.

Microsofts recommends to use System.Net.Http.HttpClient rather than S.N.WebClient.

Methods and properties

`AllowReadStreamBuffering`
`AllowWriteStreamBuffering`
`BaseAddress`
`CachePolicy`
`CancelAsync()`
`Credentials`
`DownloadData()`
`DownloadDataAsync()`
`DownloadDataTaskAsync()`
`DownloadFile()`
`DownloadFileAsync()`
`DownloadFileTaskAsync()`
`DownloadString()`
`DownloadStringAsync()`
`DownloadStringTaskAsync()`
`Encoding`
`GetWebRequest()`
`GetWebResponse()`
`Headers`
`IsBusy`
`OnDownloadDataCompleted()`
`OnDownloadFileCompleted()`
`OnDownloadProgressChanged()`
`OnDownloadStringCompleted()`
`OnOpenReadCompleted()`
`OnOpenWriteCompleted()`
`OnUploadDataCompleted()`
`OnUploadFileCompleted()`
`OnUploadProgressChanged()`
`OnUploadStringCompleted()`
`OnUploadValuesCompleted()`
`OnWriteStreamClosed()`
`OpenRead()`
`OpenReadAsync()`
`OpenReadTaskAsync()`
`OpenWrite()`
`OpenWriteAsync()`
`OpenWriteTaskAsync()`
`Proxy`
`QueryString`
`ResponseHeaders`
`UploadData()`
`UploadDataAsync()`
`UploadDataTaskAsync()`
`UploadFile()`
`UploadFileAsync()`
`UploadFileTaskAsync()`
`UploadString()`
`UploadStringAsync()`
`UploadStringTaskAsync()`
`UploadValues()`
`UploadValuesAsync()`
`UploadValuesTaskAsync()`
`UseDefaultCredentials`

Simple C-Sharp example

The following simple C# example tries to demonstrate how System.Net.WebClient might be used.

using System;
using System.Net;

class M {

   public static void Main(String[] argv) {

      if (argv.Length != 1) {
         Console.WriteLine("Provide URL to fetch data from");
         return;
      }

      var client = new WebClient();
      client.Headers.Add("User-Agent", ".NET-WebClient/1.0 TQ84");

      var content = client.DownloadString(argv[0]);
      Console.WriteLine(content); 
   }
}

Github repository .NET-API, path: /System/Net/WebClient.cs

After compiling, the executbable can be started with an URL:

C:\> WebClient.exe https://google.com

System.Net.WebClient (class)

Methods and properties

Simple C-Sharp example

See also