HttpContentExtensions.ReadAsAsync<T> Method (HttpContent, IEnumerable<MediaTypeFormatter>, CancellationToken)

Returns a Task that will yield an object of the specified type from the content instance.

Namespace:  System.Net.Http
Assembly:  System.Net.Http.Formatting (in System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function ReadAsAsync(Of T) ( _
    content As HttpContent, _
    formatters As IEnumerable(Of MediaTypeFormatter), _
    cancellationToken As CancellationToken _
) As Task(Of T)
'Usage
Dim content As HttpContent 
Dim formatters As IEnumerable(Of MediaTypeFormatter)
Dim cancellationToken As CancellationToken 
Dim returnValue As Task(Of T)

returnValue = content.ReadAsAsync(formatters, _
    cancellationToken)
public static Task<T> ReadAsAsync<T>(
    this HttpContent content,
    IEnumerable<MediaTypeFormatter> formatters,
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
generic<typename T>
static Task<T>^ ReadAsAsync(
    HttpContent^ content, 
    IEnumerable<MediaTypeFormatter^>^ formatters, 
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)
static member ReadAsAsync : 
        content:HttpContent * 
        formatters:IEnumerable<MediaTypeFormatter> * 
        cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> Task<'T> 
JScript does not support generic types and methods.

Type Parameters

  • T
    The type of the object to read.

Parameters

  • content
    Type: HttpContent
    The HttpContent instance from which to read.

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task<T>
An object instance of the specified type.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HttpContent. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.118) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.118).

See Also

Reference

HttpContentExtensions Class

ReadAsAsync Overload

System.Net.Http Namespace