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Http Post

Usage

• Example
  • I use the Post function in my Facebook API Tutorial to write to a users facebook wall.
• Example Code

  • Utils.Http.Post("TargetUrl", "DataToPost");
    

The Post function :

public static string Post(string pUrl, string pPostData)
{
	HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(pUrl);
	webRequest.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
	webRequest.Method = "POST";
	byte[] bytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(pPostData);
	Stream requestWriter = webRequest.GetRequestStream(); //GetRequestStream
	requestWriter.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
	requestWriter.Close();
 
	Stream responseStream = null;
	StreamReader responseReader = null;
	string responseData = "";
	try
	{
		WebResponse webResponse = webRequest.GetResponse();
		responseStream = webResponse.GetResponseStream();
		responseReader = new StreamReader(responseStream);
		responseData = responseReader.ReadToEnd();
	}
	catch (Exception exc)
	{
		throw new Exception("Could not post. " + exc.Message);
	}
	finally
	{
		if (responseStream != null)
		{
			responseStream.Close();
			responseReader.Close();
		}
	}
 
	return responseData;
}

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