IHttpClientFactory.CreateClient(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net.Http

Assembly:

Microsoft.Extensions.Http.dll

Package:

Microsoft.Extensions.Http v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Creates and configures an HttpClient instance using the configuration that corresponds to the logical name specified by name.

public:
 System::Net::Http::HttpClient ^ CreateClient(System::String ^ name);

public System.Net.Http.HttpClient CreateClient (string name);

abstract member CreateClient : string -> System.Net.Http.HttpClient

Public Function CreateClient (name As String) As HttpClient

Parameters

name

String

The logical name of the client to create.

Returns

HttpClient

A new HttpClient instance.

Remarks

Each call to CreateClient(String) is guaranteed to return a new HttpClient instance. It is generally not necessary to dispose of the HttpClient as the IHttpClientFactory tracks and disposes resources used by the HttpClient.

Callers are also free to mutate the returned HttpClient instance's public properties as desired.