Hello I'm following to this guide
static async Task<Product> GetProductAsync(string path)
{
Product product = null;
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(path);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
product = await response.Content.ReadAsAsync<Product>();
}
return product;
}
I use this example on my code and I want to know is there any way to use HttpClient without async/await and how can I get only string of response?
Thank you in advance
2 Answers
is there any way to use HttpClient without async/await and how can I get only string of response?
HttpClient was specifically designed for asynchronous use.
If you want to synchronously download a string, use WebClient.DownloadString.
Edit: As of .net 5, HttpClient has a synchronous API.
Of course you can:
public static string Method(string path)
{
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
var response = client.GetAsync(path).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var responseContent = response.Content;
return responseContent.ReadAsStringAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
}
}
}
but as @MarcinJuraszek said:
"That may cause deadlocks in ASP.NET and WinForms. Using .Result or .Wait() with TPL should be done with caution".
Here is the example with WebClient.DownloadString
using (var client = new WebClient())
{
string response = client.DownloadString(path);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(response))
{
...
}
}
