HttpClient object method missing

Question

I am separating some code out of a website and after copying the code behind for the particular page in question, I'm getting an error on the PostAsJsonAsync() line of code:

HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("api/...", user);

which is in this using statement (added headers as well)

        using System;
        using System.Net.Http;
        using System.Net.Http.Headers;
        using System.Net.Mail;
        using System.Threading.Tasks;
        //...

        using (var client = new HttpClient())
        {
            client.BaseAddress = new Uri("WebServiceAddress");
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));

            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("api/...", user);
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                const string result = "Thank you for your submission.";
                return result;
            }
            //...
        }

The error I get says

 Error  4   'System.Net.Http.HttpClient'
 does not contain a definition for 'PostAsJsonAsync' and no extension
 method 'PostAsJsonAsync' accepting a first argument of type 'System.Net.Http.HttpClient'
 could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

even though it works in the former project and was copied straight over from that project in its entirety. Did I forget to add something?

I appreciate any help on the matter.

Abhishek · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-28 15:49:31Z

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You will have to add following dependency,

System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll

It should be there in extensions -> assembly.

or

You can add Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client nuget package

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 15:49

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Rex_C Over a year ago

Bingo. I'll mark this as the answer as soon as it allows me.

noelicus · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-01 14:29:09Z

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I wrote my own extension method as I believe that method is only for older .NET api, and used Newtonsoft JSON serializer:

// Extension method to post a JSON
public static async Task<HttpResponseMessage> PostAsJsonAsync(this HttpClient client, string addr, object obj)
{
    var response = await client.PostAsync(addr, new StringContent(
            Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj),
            Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));

    return response;
}

answered Apr 1, 2016 at 14:29

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MaratMir · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-24 18:26:54Z

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I had the same error, even with the respective Nuget package installed. What helped me is just this using statement:

using System.Net.Http;

answered Mar 24, 2016 at 18:26

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VMAtm Over a year ago

For me the package worked only after reinstall, however, this using statement is already in answer, so this is not an answer.

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