Test URL in C#

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 11:57

// Test if URL is valid



public bool TestUrl(string url)

        {

            Uri urlCheck = new Uri(url);

            WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(urlCheck);

            request.Timeout = 15000; //15 sec wait

            WebResponse response;

            try

            {

                response = request.GetResponse();

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                return false; //url does not exist

            }

            return true;

        }