(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) Send HTTPS Get Without Waiting for the Response

This example demonstrates sending an HTTP GET request without waiting for the response.

Chilkat Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / WinRT Downloads Chilkat for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

' Connect to the server using TLS
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = False
Dim success As Boolean = Await rest.ConnectAsync("example.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Send a GET request to https://example.com/some/path 
success = Await rest.SendReqNoBodyAsync("GET","/some/path")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' OK, the request was sent.
' Close the connection.
Dim maxWaitMs As Integer = 50
Await rest.DisconnectAsync(maxWaitMs)

Debug.WriteLine("GET Request Sent.")