Downloads the requested resource as a string. The resource to download is specified as a string containing the URI.
Syntax
Parameters
- address
Returns
A string containing the requested resource.
Remarks
This method retrieves the specified resource. After it downloads the resource, the method uses the encoding specified in the WebClient.Encoding property to convert the resource to a string. This method blocks while downloading the resource. To download a resource and continue executing while waiting for the server's response, use one of the erload:System.Net.WebClient.DownloadStringAsync methods.
If the WebClient.BaseAddress property is not an empty string ("") and address does not contain an absolute URI, address must be a relative URI that is combined with WebClient.BaseAddress to form the absolute URI of the requested data. If the WebClient.QueryString property is not an empty string, it is appended to address.
This method uses the RETR command to download an FTP resource. For an HTTP resource, the GET method is used.
This member outputs trace information when you enable network tracing in your application. For more information, see Network Tracing.
Requirements
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0