How to convert WebResponse.GetResponseStream return into a string?

Question

I see many examples but all of them read them into byte arrays or 256 chars at a time, slowly. Why?

Is it not advisable to just convert the resulting Stream value into a string where I can parse it?

Answer 1

You should create a StreamReader around the stream, then call ReadToEnd.

You should consider calling WebClient.DownloadString instead.