How to properly check http status code for HttpResponseMessage in C#?

Question

complete novice at C# reporting in

Lets say I have the following code

HttpResponseMessage response = ...

How would I check if the status code for response is a 403?

The property StatusCode is an object - as opposed to an integer, So I am not quite sure what to do.

The `StatusCode` property is an `enum`. With defined values: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.httpstatuscode — David, Jun 21 '19 at 01:07

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '19 at 01:08

10

You can either use the HttpStatusCode enum or cast the enum to an integer:

if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Forbidden)
{
   ...
}

or

if ((int)response.StatusCode == 403)
{
   ...
}

answered Jun 21 '19 at 01:08

Dan D

2

@AlanSTACK I would like to add that the first one is the preferred way: speaking names which self-document their meaning vs magic numbers. What does 403 even mean? Here it means "Forbidden" - so why not write it out then. – ckuri Jun 21 '19 at 06:13
Agree 100%! @ckuri – Dan D Jun 21 '19 at 11:32
What about the case of a status code that is not part of the enum? – Carl Jul 19 '23 at 16:57

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