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GetResponseWithoutException

Allow to get the HttpWebResponse event if the request wasn't successful, in order, for example, to know what went wrong

Source

public static HttpWebResponse GetResponseWithoutException(this HttpWebRequest request) 
{ 
    try 
    { 
        return (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse(); 
    } 
    catch (WebException ex) 
    { 
        HttpWebResponse response = ex.Response as HttpWebResponse; 
        if (response == null) 
        { 
            throw; 
        } 
        return response; 
    } 
}

Example

var response = request.GetResponseWithoutException();

if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
{
    // Request was successful
}
else if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
{

}

Author: Krimog

Submitted on: 1 mrt. 2013

Language: C#

Type: HttpWebRequest

Views: 4573