Parameters

address

A string that specifies the URI from which data will be downloaded. [Edit]

Returns

A byte array containing the data downloaded from the resource specified by address. [Edit]

Exceptions

Type	Reason
System.Net.WebException	The absolute URI is not valid. -or- An error occurred while downloading data. [Edit]

Remarks

If the WebClient.BaseAddress property of the current instance is not string.Empty, address is combined with WebClient.BaseAddress to form the absolute URI of the requested data. If the WebClient.BaseAddress property of the current instance is string.Empty, address is required to be the absolute URI of the requested data. If the WebClient.QueryString property of the current instance is not string.Empty, it is appended to address. [Edit]

Requirements

Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0