How to check if website exists

Question

I'm trying to check if website exists using:

private bool isExist(string url)
{
    WebRequest webRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create(url);
    webRequest.Method = "HEAD";
    try
    {
        using (WebResponse webResponse = webRequest.GetResponse())
        {
            return true;
        }
    }
    catch (WebException ex)
    {
        return false;
    }
}

It works on WPF, but on UWP doesn't have method GetResponse(). How to do it on UWP app?

[`HttpWebResponse.StatusCode`](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.httpwebresponse.statuscode(v=vs.110).aspx) tell you the status of the site. — Drag and Drop, Jul 30 '18 at 11:32
Have a look at:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/httpclient — Prashant Pimpale, Jul 30 '18 at 11:32
This answer on the linked duplicate candidate is what you are looking for I guess : https://stackoverflow.com/a/186951/6560478 — Drag and Drop, Jul 30 '18 at 11:37

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 01 '18 at 19:46

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You need to use the GetResponseAsync()

HttpWebResponse response = await webrequest.GetResponseAsync();

edited Aug 01 '18 at 19:46

Md. Suman Kabir

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answered Jul 30 '18 at 11:33

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How to check if website exists

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