HttpRequest class

HttpRequest : Object to make requests to sites

Constructors

(string uri (The uri to visit.)) - Visit a uri
(string uri (The uri to visit.), WebResponse takeCookiesFrom (If you made a previous request and want to transfer the cookies from that response, give the response object here.)) - Visit a uri with cookies

Methods

WebResponse GetResponse() - Actually do the request, and get the response back
WebResponse GetResponse(string body (A body to include in the request - Always UTF-8 encoded)) - Actually do the request, and get the response back
string ToString() - The string representation of the object.

Properties

string ContentType HasGetter HasSetter - Get/Set the ContentType
Dictionary Headers HasSetter - Apply headers to the request
string Method HasGetter HasSetter - Choose which HTTP method to request with
string ObjectTypeName HasGetter - The name of the type of object.
number Timeout HasGetter HasSetter - Get/Set the timeout (in millisec)
TypeInformation TypeInformation HasGetter - Get information about this class.

More information about an HTTP Message: http://www.jmarshall.com/easy/http/

Examples

string uri = "http://google.com";
string responseString;
HttpRequest hr = new HttpRequest(uri);
WebResponse wr = hr.GetResponse();  
responseString = wr.Response();
print(responseString);