DownloadStringAsync has return type void. So how do I await it?

Question

Looking at the documentation here https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144202(v=vs.110).aspx, DownloadStringAsync has return type void, which means VS gives me an error

Cannot await 'void'

So how am I supposed to use that method?

Answer 1

Use DownloadStringTaskAsync which supports the async/await pattern

public Task<string> DownloadStringTaskAsync(Uri address)