C# web request example

HttpWebRequest example (fragment).linq

bool CallGenerateImageOfFirstPageWebMethod(int documentLocationId)
{
	HttpWebRequest request =
		(HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(
			String.Format(
				"http://snyiis1/Apps/documents/{0}/generate-preview-image",
				documentLocationId));
				
	request.Method = "POST";
	request.ContentLength = 0;
	
	HttpWebResponse response = null;
	string responseContent = null;
	
	try
	{	        
		response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
	
		using (StreamReader responseStreamReader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
		{
			responseContent = responseStreamReader.ReadToEnd();
		}
	}
	catch (Exception ex)
	{
		ex.Dump();
		response.Dump();
		responseContent.Dump();
		
		return false;
	}
	
	return
		response != null
		&& response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK
		&& responseContent == "{\"status\":\"true\"}";
}