How can I check if an Image exists at http://someurl/myimage.jpg in C#/ASP.NET It seems like there ought to be a method to check for this -- but I cannot find one.
I found this, but it doesn't really answer the question.
How can I check if an Image exists at http://someurl/myimage.jpg in C#/ASP.NET It seems like there ought to be a method to check for this -- but I cannot find one.
I found this, but it doesn't really answer the question.
This code should work:
private static bool UrlExists(string url)
{
try
{
new System.Net.WebClient().DownloadData(url);
return true;
}
catch (System.Net.WebException e)
{
if (((System.Net.HttpWebResponse)e.Response).StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
return false;
else
throw;
}
}
You could try using System.Net.WebRequest
to send a 'HEAD" request to that to the url and check the response to see if the file exists - this should do the job without atually trying to download it.
string fileextension = Path.GetExtension(filename);
if (fileextension.ToLower() == ".png" || fileextension.ToLower() == ".jpg" || fileextension.ToLower() == ".jpeg" || fileextension.ToLower() == ".gif" || fileextension.ToLower() == ".bmp"){}
Maybe this or this might help. I don't think there's a direct command for images, but you could try using the FileExist method.
You could use a System.Net.WebClient.DownloadFile function to try to load the image from the URL and see if you get an error. (Most likely a 404 Not Found error)
Its about the only way to do it from a URL. The System.IO namespace and all the functions in there are intended for files on a local machine or a network, so they would be useless to you in this situation.