using Request.GetBufferlessInputStream() correctly for POST data c#

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I have created a c# web page which will be listening for POST data from a service. I've seen that I may need to use Request.GetBufferlessInputStream() which will read in the page data. I will then process this data further in my code.

However, I cannot get the post data! I have found that I need to use

Stream httpStream = Request.GetBufferlessInputStream();
Response.Write(httpStream.ToString());

but I am not sure how to then read that. I have tried reading from 0 to the end, but get only numbers returned (assume byte data?).

I basically want to see a string! I've been using CURL to fake a post. That code is here

curl -H "Content Type: application/xml" -d "<callback var=\"matt\">" -X POST http://localhost:1111/Default.aspx

So I would expect my script to output <callback var="matt">. Any ideas?

Maxim · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-30 16:03:25Z

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This is what you need-

Stream stream = Request.InputStream;

StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream, Request.ContentEncoding);

string text = reader.ReadToEnd();

answered Apr 30, 2012 at 16:03

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Mani Gandham · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-07 17:32:58Z

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using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(Request.GetBufferlessInputStream(), Request.ContentEncoding))
{
    string requestBody = await streamReader.ReadToEndAsync();
}

This reads using the non-blocking async method and the using statement properly disposes the stream.

answered Feb 7, 2017 at 17:32

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