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c#.nethttpwebrequest

HttpWebRequest accept 500 Internal Server Error

This is my code:

HttpWebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(url) as HttpWebRequest;

WebResponse wr = req.GetResponse();

When the server returns 500 Internal Server Error, exception is thrown in req.GetResponse(). I would like the GetResponse() to accept this Response Code, it is normal for the passed url to throw this Response Code. I would like to parse the Html despite Response Code 500 Internal Server Error. Is it possible to say to GetResponse() method not to verify the Response Code?

Solution 
  • try
{
    HttpWebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(url) as HttpWebRequest;

    WebResponse wr = req.GetResponse();
}
catch (WebException wex)
{
    var pageContent = new StreamReader(wex.Response.GetResponseStream())
                          .ReadToEnd();
}