How do i check for a 302 response? WebRequest

Question

Using WebRequest I want to know if I get a

\"302 Moved Temporarily\"

response instead of automatically get the new

Answer 1

VB Net Code

Function GetRealUrl(someUrl As String) As String
        Dim req As HttpWebRequest = TryCast(WebRequest.Create(someUrl), HttpWebRequest)
        req.AllowAutoRedirect = False
        Dim response As HttpWebResponse = TryCast(req.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)
        If response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.Redirect OrElse response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.MovedPermanently Then
            ' Do something...
            Dim newUrl As String = response.Headers("Location")
            getrealurl = newUrl
        Else
            getrealurl = someUrl
        End If
End Function