C# WebRequest Errors

Question

So I have this code:

    partial void runflooder (Foundation.NSObject sender) {
            string[] links;
            {
                links = new string[amount];
                for (int i = 0; i < links.Length; i++)
                {
                    email = $"ghoulrotmg{RandomString(10)}@gmail.com";
                    links[i] = "http://" + serverIP
                        + ":" + serverPort + "/account/register?isAgeVerified=1&entrytag=&ignore=77240&newPassword=ghoulrotmg&newGUID="
                        + email + "&guid=597BFBCFA0E1C4195FD6E8392557CD960361878D%22";
                generateaccountsprogress.MaxValue = amount;                              
                generateaccountsprogress.IncrementBy(amount);
            }            
        runflooderlabel.StringValue = string.Format("App is running.");
        runflooderlabel.TextColor = NSColor.SystemGreenColor;
            for (int i = 0; i < links.Length; i++) {
                WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(links[i]);
            }
            progress.MaxValue = amount;                              
            progress.IncrementBy(amount);            
    }

}

What I want to do, is generate links. Then, I want the app to visit those links that have been created. However, it isn't making any requests to the website. The links generated are fine, and are tested to be working (I wrote them to a file and it works). The error is obviously in here:

        for (int i = 0; i < links.Length; i++) {
            WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(links[i]);
        }

Can someone help me solve this issue.

Did you debug it? If you did and the for loop runs what is the exception message? — Keyyubi
– Keyyubi, Commented Jul 15, 2018 at 12:41

sellotape · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-15 14:18:06Z

4

You're just creating the WebRequest; you have to call .GetResponse() to actually make the request.

As a side note, unless you need to target NET 3.5 or lower, using HttpClient is the more modern, and arguably quite easier, way to do this.

edited Jul 15, 2018 at 14:18

answered Jul 15, 2018 at 13:02

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Ambition RotMG Over a year ago

Hello, I'll try out the HttpClient and the .GetResponse(). Thanks again.

AustinWBryan · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-29 20:23:46Z

Thanks guys, I solved the issue.

I was missing a GetResponse() for my code.

Here is how I did it:

for (int i = 0; i < links.Length; i++) 
{
    var request    = WebRequest.Create(links[i]);
    var response   = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
    var dataStream = response.GetResponseStream();                    
    var reader     = new StreamReader(dataStream);
    var responseFromServer = reader.ReadToEnd();

    Console.WriteLine (responseFromServer);
    reader.Close();
    dataStream.Close();
    response.Close(); 
}

Most of it is directly from the Microsoft docs.

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