Http entities in C#

To encode HTML special characters in C#, you can use the System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlEncode() method. This method takes a string input and returns a string where all HTML special characters are encoded. Here's an example:

string originalString = "<h1>Hello, world!</h1>";
string encodedString = System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlEncode(originalString);
Console.WriteLine(encodedString);

Output:

&lt;h1&gt;Hello, world!&lt;/h1&gt;

To decode HTML special characters in C#, you can use the System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode() method. This method takes a string input and returns a string where all encoded HTML special characters are decoded. Here's an example:

string encodedString = "&lt;h1&gt;Hello, world!&lt;/h1&gt;";
string decodedString = System.Net.WebUtility.HtmlDecode(encodedString);
Console.WriteLine(decodedString);

Output:

<h1>Hello, world!</h1>
  1. HttpRequestMessage class C#:

    • Introduction to the HttpRequestMessage class for constructing HTTP requests.
    • Code snippet:
      var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://api.example.com");
      
  2. HttpResponseMessage class C#:

    • Introduction to the HttpResponseMessage class representing an HTTP response.
    • Code snippet:
      var response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
      
  3. Working with HTTP headers in C#:

    • Overview of manipulating HTTP headers in requests and responses.
    • Code snippet:
      request.Headers.Add("User-Agent", "MyApp");
      
  4. HTTP content types in C#:

    • Explanation of specifying content types in HTTP messages.
    • Code snippet:
      request.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json");
      
  5. C# HTTP request parameters:

    • Overview of including parameters in an HTTP request.
    • Code snippet:
      var parameters = new Dictionary<string, string>
      {
          { "key1", "value1" },
          { "key2", "value2" }
      };
      var queryString = new FormUrlEncodedContent(parameters);
      
  6. HTTP status codes in C#:

    • Explanation of HTTP status codes in responses.
    • Code snippet:
      response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.NotFound;
      
  7. Handling cookies in C# HTTP requests:

    • Explanation of working with cookies in HTTP requests.
    • Code snippet:
      var cookieContainer = new CookieContainer();
      using (var handler = new HttpClientHandler() { CookieContainer = cookieContainer })
      using (var client = new HttpClient(handler))
      {
          // Make requests
      }
      
  8. C# HTTP response headers:

    • Extracting and working with headers from an HTTP response.
    • Code snippet:
      var contentType = response.Content.Headers.ContentType;
      
  9. C# HTTP request methods:

    • Explanation of various HTTP request methods (GET, POST, etc.).
    • Code snippet:
      var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://api.example.com");
      
  10. HTTP request encoding in C#:

    • Overview of encoding in HTTP requests.
    • Code snippet:
      request.Content.Headers.ContentEncoding.Add("gzip");
      
  11. C# HTTP response stream handling:

    • Handling the response stream from an HTTP request.
    • Code snippet:
      using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
      {
          // Process the stream
      }