How to Download Web Content synchronously in C# ?

Posted by AbundantCode

If you need to download the web content synchronously using C# , you can use the WebClient class that is defined in the System.Net namespace.

Below is a sample code snippet demonstrating how to download web content synchronously in c#.

How to Download Web Content synchronously in C# ?

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
namespace AbundantcodeApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        private static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // How to Download Web Content synchronously in C# ?
            using (WebClient webClient = new WebClient())
            {
                try
                {
                    webClient.DownloadFile("http://Abundantcode.com", "output.html");
                }
                catch (WebException ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
            }
            
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
       
    }
    
}

The output file is generally saved in the same folder where the exe exists.

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