HttpClient.GetStringAsync Method (Uri)
Sends a GET request to the specified Uri and returns the response body as a string in an asynchronous operation.
Namespace: System.Net.Http
Assembly: System.Net.Http (in System.Net.Http.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetStringAsync ( _
requestUri As Uri _
) As Task(Of String)
'Usage
Dim instance As HttpClient
Dim requestUri As Uri
Dim returnValue As Task(Of String)
returnValue = instance.GetStringAsync(requestUri)
public Task<string> GetStringAsync(
Uri requestUri
)
public:
Task<String^>^ GetStringAsync(
Uri^ requestUri
)
member GetStringAsync :
requestUri:Uri -> Task<string>
public function GetStringAsync(
requestUri : Uri
) : Task<String>
Parameters
- requestUri
Type: System.Uri
The Uri the request is sent to.
Return Value
Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task<String>
The task object representing the asynchronous operation.
Remarks
This operation will not block. The returned task object will complete after the whole response body is read.
For a complete example of using the HttpClient class, see Calling a Web API From a .NET Client