HttpClient.GetByteArrayAsync Method (String)
Sends a GET request to the specified Uri and returns the response body as a byte array in an asynchronous operation.
Namespace: System.Net.Http
Assembly: System.Net.Http (in System.Net.Http.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetByteArrayAsync ( _
requestUri As String _
) As Task(Of Byte())
'Usage
Dim instance As HttpClient
Dim requestUri As String
Dim returnValue As Task(Of Byte())
returnValue = instance.GetByteArrayAsync(requestUri)
public Task<byte[]> GetByteArrayAsync(
string requestUri
)
public:
Task<array<unsigned char>^>^ GetByteArrayAsync(
String^ requestUri
)
member GetByteArrayAsync :
requestUri:string -> Task<byte[]>
public function GetByteArrayAsync(
requestUri : String
) : Task<byte[]>
Parameters
- requestUri
Type: System.String
The Uri the request is sent to.
Return Value
Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Byte[]>
The task object representing the asynchronous operation.
Remarks
This operation will not block. The returned task object will complete after the whole response body is read.
For a complete example of using the HttpClient class, see Calling a Web API From a .NET Client