HttpAliases.

DownloadFile(ICakeContext, Uri) Method

Summary

Downloads the specified resource over HTTP to a temporary file.
Namespace
Cake.Common.Net
Containing Type
HttpAliases

Syntax

[CakeMethodAlias]
[CakeAliasCategory("Download")]
public static FilePath DownloadFile(this ICakeContext context, Uri address)

Examples

var address = new Uri("http://www.example.org/index.html");
var resource = DownloadFile(address);

Attributes

Type Description
CakeMethodAliasAttribute An attribute used to mark script method aliases.
CakeAliasCategoryAttribute An attribute used for documentation of alias methods/properties.

Parameters

Name Type Description
context ICakeContext The context.
address Uri The URL of file to download.

Return Value

Type Description
FilePath The path to the downloaded file.