Sends a GET request to the specified Uri with an HTTP completion option and a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation.
Namespace:  System.Net.Http
Assembly:  System.Net.Http (in System.Net.Http.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetAsync ( _
    requestUri As Uri, _
    completionOption As HttpCompletionOption, _
    cancellationToken As CancellationToken _
) As Task(Of HttpResponseMessage)
'Usage
Dim instance As HttpClient 
Dim requestUri As Uri 
Dim completionOption As HttpCompletionOption 
Dim cancellationToken As CancellationToken 
Dim returnValue As Task(Of HttpResponseMessage)
returnValue = instance.GetAsync(requestUri, _
    completionOption, cancellationToken)
public Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetAsync(
    Uri requestUri,
    HttpCompletionOption completionOption,
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)
public:
Task<HttpResponseMessage^>^ GetAsync(
    Uri^ requestUri, 
    HttpCompletionOption completionOption, 
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)
member GetAsync : 
        requestUri:Uri * 
        completionOption:HttpCompletionOption * 
        cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> Task<HttpResponseMessage> 
public function GetAsync(
    requestUri : Uri, 
    completionOption : HttpCompletionOption, 
    cancellationToken : CancellationToken
) : Task<HttpResponseMessage>
Parameters
- requestUri
Type: System.Uri
The Uri the request is sent to. 
- completionOption
Type: System.Net.Http.HttpCompletionOption
An HTTP completion option value that indicates when the operation should be considered completed. 
- cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken
A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation. 
Return Value
Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task<HttpResponseMessage>
The task object representing the asynchronous operation.
Remarks
This operation will not block. The returned task object will complete after the whole response (including content) is read.
For a complete example of using the HttpClient class, see Calling a Web API From a .NET Client