DataFromSites.DownloadString Method

Downloads the string from site/server.
public static string DownloadString( 
string url
string ifError = "404" 
)
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Parameters

url
string

The url.

ifError
string

Text is returned if no string can be retrieved

Return Value

string

A string.

public static string DownloadString(string url, string ifError = "404")
 {
     try
     {
         using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
         {
             client.Proxy = null;
             return Data.Text.FixDeEncoding(client.DownloadString(url));
         }
     }
     catch { return ifError; }
 }
					
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8

.NET Core

Supported in: 5.0+, 6.0+

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