WebRequestExtensions.GetResponseAsync Method (WebRequest)

WebRequestExtensionsGetResponseAsync Method (WebRequest)

Returns a response to an Internet request as an asynchronous operation.

Namespace: Rackspace.Threading
Assembly: Rackspace.Threading (in Rackspace.Threading.dll) Version: 2.1.0-beta1

Syntax

public static Task<WebResponse> GetResponseAsync(
	this WebRequest request
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetResponseAsync ( 
	request As WebRequest
) As Task(Of WebResponse)

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static Task<WebResponse^>^ GetResponseAsync(
	WebRequest^ request
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member GetResponseAsync : 
        request : WebRequest -> Task<WebResponse>

Type: TaskWebResponse
A Task object which represents the asynchronous operation.

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type WebRequest. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	If request is .

Remarks

This operation will not block. The returned TaskTResult object will complete after a response to an Internet request is available.

Version Information

Supported in: Windows 8

Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

Supported in: Portable Class Library (Legacy), Portable Class Library

Supported in: 2.1, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0