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AwaitExample1.cs
public async Task<bool> DoesWebContentMatchPatternAsync(Uri uri, Regex pattern)
{
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
string html = await client.GetStringAsync();
bool matches = pattern.Matches(html);
return matches;
}
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AwaitExample2.cs
public async Task<bool> DoesWebContentMatchPatternAsync(Uri uri, Regex pattern)
{
try
{
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
string html = await client.GetStringAsync();
bool matches = pattern.Matches(html);
return matches;
}
catch (Exception)
{
return false;
}
}
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AwaitExample3.cs
private async void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Uri uriToTest = new Uri(uriBox.Text);
Regex expressionToTest = new Regex(@"\b(spoon|knife|fork)\b");
bool matches = await DoesWebContentMatchPatternAsync(uriToTest, expressionToTest);
resultBox.Text = matches.ToString();
}
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AwaitExample4.cs
string html = await client.GetStringAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
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Danghor commented Feb 7, 2018

client.GetStringAsync(); should probably be client.GetStringAsync(uri);

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