.Net 4.0 HttpClient usage?

Question

im in .Net 4.0 and attempting to use the HttpClient. I read some articles saying that it was no longer supported in 4.0 but that you could still use it? i\'ve included the

Answer 1

As per MSDN HttpClient is supported only in .NET Framework 4.5. Nevertheless there is an implementation of HttpClient for .NET 4.0. You can download it here:

HttpClient for .NET 4.0

MSDN: HttpClient

Still there are some differences in implementations. For example in version for .NET 4.0 there is no constructor w/ 2 parameters. Please see the source code for more information:

HttpClient for .NET 4.0 source code

Regarding your example:

• There is no constructor w/ 2 params in impl. for .NET 4.0
• There is no Get method w/ 2 params in impl. for .NET 4.0
• There is no TransportSettings property in impl. for .NET 4.0