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HttpClient.GetAsync Method (String)

Sends a GET request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetAsync ( _
    requestUri As String _
) As Task(Of HttpResponseMessage)
'Usage
Dim instance As HttpClient 
Dim requestUri As String 
Dim returnValue As Task(Of HttpResponseMessage)

returnValue = instance.GetAsync(requestUri)
public Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetAsync(
    string requestUri
)
public:
Task<HttpResponseMessage^>^ GetAsync(
    String^ requestUri
)
member GetAsync : 
        requestUri:string -> Task<HttpResponseMessage> 
public function GetAsync(
    requestUri : String
) : Task<HttpResponseMessage>

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task<HttpResponseMessage>
The task object representing the asynchronous operation.

Remarks

This operation will not block. The returned task object will complete after the whole response (including content) is read.

For a complete example of using the HttpClient class, see Calling a Web API From a .NET Client

See Also

Reference

HttpClient Class

GetAsync Overload

System.Net.Http Namespace