HttpResponseContent

Represents an HTTP response message.

System.Net.Http

Summary

The HttpResponseContent class is a fundamental part of handling HTTP responses in .NET. It encapsulates the data received from an HTTP server as a response to a request. This includes status codes, headers, and the actual content of the response body.

It provides methods to access and manage the response content, such as reading it as a string, as a byte stream, or disposing of the resources associated with the response.

Constructors

HttpResponseContent() Initializes a new instance of the HttpResponseContent class.

Methods

Dispose() Releases the unmanaged resources that are used by the object and, optionally, releases the managed resources.
ReadAsStringAsync() Asynchronously reads the HTTP response content as a string.
ReadAsStreamAsync() Asynchronously reads the HTTP response content as a stream.
EnsureSuccessStatusCode() Throws an exception if the HTTP response status code indicates an error.

Properties

StatusCode Gets the HTTP status code returned by the server.
ReasonPhrase Gets the protocol version, status code, and reason phrase returned by the server.
Headers Gets the collection of HTTP response headers.
Content Gets the HTTP response content.

Example Usage

Here's a basic example of how to use HttpResponseContent to make an HTTP request and process the response:


using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class Example
{
    public static async Task GetApiDataAsync(string url)
    {
        using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
        {
            try
            {
                HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(url);

                // Ensure the request was successful
                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

                // Access the content and read it as a string
                string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                Console.WriteLine($"Response Body:\n{responseBody}");

                // Access headers
                Console.WriteLine("\nResponse Headers:");
                foreach (var header in response.Headers)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"{header.Key}: {string.Join(", ", header.Value)}");
                }
            }
            catch (HttpRequestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"\nException Caught:\n {e.Message}");
            }
        }
    }

    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        await GetApiDataAsync("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1");
    }
}

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Example Usage

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