.NET: Do I need to keep a reference to WebClient while downloading asynchronously?

Question

I use the following method in a piece of production code:

private void DownloadData(Uri uri)
{
    WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
    DownloadDataCom         


        

Answer 1

Flipside of the coin... if you stored a reference to the WebClient somewhere, just to see if it makes a difference... does that make the problem go away altogether? It may be easier to check it this way and be sure than to guess at what seems logical.