HEAD with WebClient?

Question

I am going to assume the answer is no but.... Is there a way to use WebClient to send the HEAD method and return the headers as a string or something similar?

Answer 1

Another way is to inherit from WebClient and override GetWebRequest(Uri address).

    public class ExWebClient : WebClient
    {
        public string Method
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        protected override WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri address)
        {
            WebRequest webRequest = base.GetWebRequest(address);

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Method))
                webRequest.Method = Method;

            return webRequest;
        }
    }