Async method calling async method and awaiting another method (http client)

Question

I have some problem with async method.

public async void MakePost()
    {
        var cookieArray =  GetCookies().Result;
       (...)
    }
async public Task<string[]> GetCookies()
    {
        (...)
        var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request);
        string cookieTempSession = response.Headers.ToString();
        (...)
        return cookieArray;
    }

Nothing happening after var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request); I put breakpoint in next line string cookieTempSession = response.Headers.ToString(); but it never reach it. I tried to "try catch" but also nothing happend. When I merge this two methods into one it works perfect but it's not so pretty. I just wondering what happened there.

As far as debugging async methods with breakpoints goes, it's somewhat unpredictable, so I wouldn't rely on what you observed in a debugger. — Sergey Kalinichenko, May 24 '17 at 10:55

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '17 at 10:54

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Since the first method is async, you should use await instead of Result:

var cookieArray = await GetCookies();

If you are not programming front end, add ConfigureAwait(false) (why?) to the call, like this:

var cookieArray = await GetCookies().ConfigureAwait(false);
...
var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request).ConfigureAwait(false);

answered May 24 '17 at 10:54

Sergey Kalinichenko

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Thank You. It worked. Now i will try to figure why. Have a nice day! :) – OskarS May 24 '17 at 11:17
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@OskarS You are welcome! [Here is a hint on what may have happened before](https://stackoverflow.com/q/23371505/335858). – Sergey Kalinichenko May 24 '17 at 11:20
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@OskarS: The key guideline is [don't block on async code](http://blog.stephencleary.com/2012/07/dont-block-on-async-code.html). – Stephen Cleary May 24 '17 at 13:54

Async method calling async method and awaiting another method (http client)

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