C# HTTP request/response

**George2** · April 2nd, 2008, 07:01 AM

Hello everyone,

I need to build up using C# HTTP Server (HTTP Listener, which could parse various HTTP fields, like post data and return response) and I also need to get an HTTP client which could package various HTTP fields (like URL, post data, etc.).

Are there any sample codes to recommend? I searched MSDN, failed to find any complete client and server samples. I have searched some other samples, which is built on TCP listener, and manually package/unpackage from TCP other than HTTP package level.

thanks in advance,
George

**boudino** · April 2nd, 2008, 07:41 AM

Look in System.Net Namespace, especialy on HttpListener class. There is such an example in MSDN:

Code:

public static void SimpleListenerExample(string[] prefixes)
{
    if (!HttpListener.IsSupported)
    {
        Console.WriteLine ("Windows XP SP2 or Server 2003 is required to use the HttpListener class.");
        return;
    }
    // URI prefixes are required,
    // for example "http://contoso.com:8080/index/".
    if (prefixes == null || prefixes.Length == 0)
      throw new ArgumentException("prefixes");

    // Create a listener.
    HttpListener listener = new HttpListener();
    // Add the prefixes.
    foreach (string s in prefixes)
    {
        listener.Prefixes.Add(s);
    }
    listener.Start();
    Console.WriteLine("Listening...");
    // Note: The GetContext method blocks while waiting for a request. 
    HttpListenerContext context = listener.GetContext();
    HttpListenerRequest request = context.Request;
    // Obtain a response object.
    HttpListenerResponse response = context.Response;
    // Construct a response.
    string responseString = "<HTML><BODY> Hello world!</BODY></HTML>";
    byte[] buffer = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(responseString);
    // Get a response stream and write the response to it.
    response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length;
    System.IO.Stream output = response.OutputStream;
    output.Write(buffer,0,buffer.Length);
    // You must close the output stream.
    output.Close();
    listener.Stop();
}

Is it what you need?

**George2** · April 2nd, 2008, 07:47 AM

Thanks boudino,

Your sample code only contain server side, no client side HTTP package tool. :-)

What I read is,

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/CSHTTPServer.aspx

It is TCP based, and what I want is HTTP based.

Originally Posted by boudino

Look in System.Net Namespace, especialy on HttpListener class. There is such an example in MSDN:

Code:

public static void SimpleListenerExample(string[] prefixes)
{
    if (!HttpListener.IsSupported)
    {
        Console.WriteLine ("Windows XP SP2 or Server 2003 is required to use the HttpListener class.");
        return;
    }
    // URI prefixes are required,
    // for example "http://contoso.com:8080/index/".
    if (prefixes == null || prefixes.Length == 0)
      throw new ArgumentException("prefixes");

    // Create a listener.
    HttpListener listener = new HttpListener();
    // Add the prefixes.
    foreach (string s in prefixes)
    {
        listener.Prefixes.Add(s);
    }
    listener.Start();
    Console.WriteLine("Listening...");
    // Note: The GetContext method blocks while waiting for a request. 
    HttpListenerContext context = listener.GetContext();
    HttpListenerRequest request = context.Request;
    // Obtain a response object.
    HttpListenerResponse response = context.Response;
    // Construct a response.
    string responseString = "<HTML><BODY> Hello world!</BODY></HTML>";
    byte[] buffer = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(responseString);
    // Get a response stream and write the response to it.
    response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length;
    System.IO.Stream output = response.OutputStream;
    output.Write(buffer,0,buffer.Length);
    // You must close the output stream.
    output.Close();
    listener.Stop();
}

Is it what you need?

regards,
George

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