' Creates an HttpWebRequest for the specified URL. 
            Dim myHttpWebRequest As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(url), HttpWebRequest)
            ' Sends the request and waits for a response.            
            Dim myHttpWebResponse As HttpWebResponse = CType(myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)
            ' Calls the method GetResponseStream to return the stream associated with the response.
            Dim receiveStream As Stream = myHttpWebResponse.GetResponseStream()
            Dim encode As Encoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("utf-8")
            ' Pipes the response stream to a higher level stream reader with the required encoding format. 
            Dim readStream As New StreamReader(receiveStream, encode)
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.Cr + "Response stream received")
            Dim read(256) As [Char]
            ' Reads 256 characters at a time.    
            Dim count As Integer = readStream.Read(read, 0, 256)
            Console.WriteLine("HTML..." + ControlChars.Lf + ControlChars.Cr)
            While count > 0
                ' Dumps the 256 characters to a string and displays the string to the console.
                Dim str As New [String](read, 0, count)
                Console.Write(str)
                count = readStream.Read(read, 0, 256)
            End While
            Console.WriteLine("")
            ' Releases the resources of the Stream.
            readStream.Close()
             ' Releases the resources of the response.
            myHttpWebResponse.Close()

            // Creates an HttpWebRequest with the specified URL. 
                HttpWebRequest myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url); 
                // Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for the response.            
                HttpWebResponse myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse)myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse(); 
                // Gets the stream associated with the response.
                Stream receiveStream = myHttpWebResponse.GetResponseStream();
                Encoding encode = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("utf-8");
                // Pipes the stream to a higher level stream reader with the required encoding format. 
                StreamReader readStream = new StreamReader( receiveStream, encode );
            Console.WriteLine("\r\nResponse stream received.");
                Char[] read = new Char[256];
                // Reads 256 characters at a time.    
                int count = readStream.Read( read, 0, 256 );
                Console.WriteLine("HTML...\r\n");
                while (count > 0) 
                    {
                        // Dumps the 256 characters on a string and displays the string to the console.
                        String str = new String(read, 0, count);
                        Console.Write(str);
                        count = readStream.Read(read, 0, 256);
                    }
                Console.WriteLine("");
                // Releases the resources of the response.
                myHttpWebResponse.Close();
                // Releases the resources of the Stream.
                readStream.Close();

// Creates an HttpWebRequest with the specified URL.
HttpWebRequest^ myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest^)( WebRequest::Create( url ) );
// Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for the response.
HttpWebResponse^ myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse^)( myHttpWebRequest->GetResponse() );
// Gets the stream associated with the response.
Stream^ receiveStream = myHttpWebResponse->GetResponseStream();
Encoding^ encode = System::Text::Encoding::GetEncoding( "utf-8" );
// Pipes the stream to a higher level stream reader with the required encoding format.
StreamReader^ readStream = gcnew StreamReader( receiveStream,encode );
Console::WriteLine( "\r\nResponse stream received." );
array<Char>^ read = gcnew array<Char>(256);
// Reads 256 characters at a time.
int count = readStream->Read( read, 0, 256 );
Console::WriteLine( "HTML...\r\n" );
while ( count > 0 )
{
   // Dumps the 256 characters on a String* and displays the String* to the console.
   String^ str = gcnew String( read,0,count );
   Console::Write( str );
   count = readStream->Read( read, 0, 256 );
}
Console::WriteLine( "" );
// Releases the resources of the response.
myHttpWebResponse->Close();
// Releases the resources of the Stream.
readStream->Close();

// Creates an HttpWebRequest with the specified URL.
HttpWebRequest* myHttpWebRequest =
   dynamic_cast<HttpWebRequest*>(WebRequest::Create(url));
// Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for the response.
HttpWebResponse* myHttpWebResponse =
   dynamic_cast<HttpWebResponse*>(myHttpWebRequest->GetResponse());
// Gets the stream associated with the response.
Stream* receiveStream = myHttpWebResponse->GetResponseStream();
Encoding* encode = System::Text::Encoding::GetEncoding(S"utf-8");
// Pipes the stream to a higher level stream reader with the required encoding format.
StreamReader* readStream = new StreamReader(receiveStream, encode);
Console::WriteLine(S"\r\nResponse stream received.");
Char read[] = new Char[256];
// Reads 256 characters at a time.
int count = readStream->Read(read, 0, 256);
Console::WriteLine(S"HTML...\r\n");
while (count > 0) {
   // Dumps the 256 characters on a String* and displays the String* to the console.
   String* str = new String(read, 0, count);
   Console::Write(str);
   count = readStream->Read(read, 0, 256);
}
Console::WriteLine(S"");
// Releases the resources of the response.
myHttpWebResponse->Close();
// Releases the resources of the Stream.
readStream->Close();