Is this the quickest method of downloading a webpage's source?

[Santaslittlehelper]

Is this the quickest method of downloading a webpage's source with vb.net?

PublicClassNameList
   
    Dim thread As System.Threading.Thread
    Dim sourcecode As String


    Sub GetSource()
        Dim request As System.Net.HttpWebRequest = System.Net.HttpWebRequest.Create("[URL="http://www.websiteidliketouse.co.uk/"]http://www.websiteidliketouse.co.uk[/URL]")
        Dim response As System.Net.HttpWebResponse = request.GetResponse()


        Dim sr As System.IO.StreamReader = New System.IO.StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream())


        sourcecode = sr.ReadToEnd()


    End Sub
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        thread = New System.Threading.Thread(AddressOf GetSource)
        thread.Start()
    End Sub

End Class

 

[jmcilhinney]

No. Unless you need the extra control provided by a WebRequest, just use a WebClient. You simply create an instance, call DownloadString and then dispose it.