Where is HttpContent.ReadAsAsync?

c# .net asp.net-web-api httpcontent
David Pfeffer picture David Pfeffer · May 1, 2012 · Viewed 177.4k times · Source

I see in tons of examples on the web using the new HttpClient object (as part of the new Web API) that there should be HttpContent.ReadAsAsync<T> method. However, MSDN doesn't mention this method, nor does IntelliSense find it.

Where did it go, and how do I work around it?

Answer

J... picture J... · May 1, 2012

It looks like it is an extension method (in System.Net.Http.Formatting):

HttpContentExtensions Class

Update:

PM> install-package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client

According to the System.Net.Http.Formatting NuGet package page, the System.Net.Http.Formatting package is now legacy and can instead be found in the Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client package available on NuGet here.

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