Download String Activity

Description:

Downloads the requested resource at the specified URI as a string.

Inheritance Hierarchy:

System.Object
  System.Activities.Activity
    System.Activities.AsyncCodeActivity
      Geocortex.Workflow.Activities.DownloadString

Function:

This activity allows you to perform an HTTP GET request and download the content of a resource as a string.

In a Workflow:

You would use this activity to download a resource, perform a REST request or interact with a web service.

Properties:

Name Description

In Arguments

Credentials

The network credentials that are sent to the host and used to authenticate the request.

Uri

The absolute URI of the resource to download. Relative URIs are not supported.

Misc

Display Name

DownloadString

You can change the name of an activity to one that describes what it does. A descriptive name can make a workflow easier to interpret and maintain.

Out Arguments

Result

The string content of the requested resource.

Version Information:

Supported from: Geocortex Essentials 3.7.