How do you login to a webpage and retrieve its content in C#?

Question

How do you login to a webpage and retrieve its content in C#?

Answer 1

You can use the build in WebClient Object instead of crating the request yourself.

WebClient wc = new WebClient();
wc.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");
string url = "http://foo.com";          
try
{
    using (Stream stream = wc.OpenRead(new Uri(url)))
    {
        using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
        {
            return reader.ReadToEnd();
             }
    }
}
catch (WebException e)
{
    //Error handeling
}