How to: Request a Web Page and Retrieve the Results as a Stream
This example shows how to request a Web page and retrieve the results in a stream.
Example
WebClient myClient = new WebClient();
Stream response = myClient.OpenRead("https://www.contoso.com/index.htm");
// The stream data is used here.
response.Close();
Dim myClient As WebClient = New WebClient()
Dim response As Stream = myClient.OpenRead("https://www.contoso.com/index.htm")
' The stream data is used here.
response.Close()
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
- References to the System.IO and System.Net namespaces.