HttpWebRequest method HEAD returns body

Question

My web request with the method "Head" keeps returning the body of my webpage (on localhost). Here is how it is basically created:

HttpWebRequest webrequest = WebRequest.Create(url.ToString()) as HttpWebRequest;
webrequest.Method = "HEAD";
WebResponse response = webrequest.GetResponse();

As I put a breakpoint in my aspx.cs page, I step into the OnInit() method and also the Page_Load() method where I believe I'm not supposed to step in with a Head method request (am I wrong?).

In my Page_Load() I execute some code that I do not want to be executed when I call with the Head method, but later when I call with the Get method (once I got the headers).

Am I missing something? (not too familiar with Http requests and responses yet... :/) Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

Try this sample code approach ....

for (int i = 0; i < ParsedLinks.Count; i++)
{
        Thread.Sleep(500);
        HttpWebRequest req = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(ParsedLinks[i]);
        req.Method = "HEAD";
        req.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
        HttpWebResponse resp = (HttpWebResponse)req.GetResponse();
        bool b_Result = int.TryParse(resp.Headers.Get("Content-Length"), out i_ContentLength);
        int i_Size = (int)(i_ContentLength / 1024);
        req.Abort();
        resp.Close();

}

hope it helps http://forums.asp.net/t/1412824.aspx/1