c# - Reading response data from a web service -

i'm using this hook client application web service.
in addition, i'm looking @ msdn reading getresponse per first link.

here's code i've got far:

    public actionresult index()     {         webrequest request = webrequest.create("http://localhost:49474/api/store/get");         request.method = "get";         webresponse response = request.getresponse();          stream stores = response.getresponsestream();         encoding encode = system.text.encoding.getencoding("utf-8");          streamreader sr = new streamreader(stores, encode);         char[] read = new char[1024];          int count = sr.read(read, 0, 1024);         list<store> storeslist = new list<store>();          while (count > 0)         {             // need read contents of response strem above instantiated list of stores.         }     } 

my api delivers data this:

    public httpresponsemessage get()     {         list<store> stores = db.stores.tolist();          httpresponsemessage response = request.createresponse(httpstatuscode.ok, stores);          return response;     } 

frankly i'm not sure go next. msdn link writes string concerns are:

• how know how many characters need read @ time each record?
• how read data sent api can use in view?

you can use sr.readtoend() whole response string. @ least you'll able set breakpoint , @ in debugger make sure you're getting expect. either write function parse result kind of class, or use 3rd-party library parse them if they're in standard format; i.e. if results json use json.net.

note can use built-in async operations if blocking concern (usually it's not simple client apps, still way learn).