Run a REPORT

The following example shows you how to run a REPORT that the library does not cover with its own methods: the expand-property report returns the signed-in user with the user's display name in one request.

C# example

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using Independentsoft.Webdav;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static async Task Main(string[] args)
        {
            NetworkCredential credential = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");

            using (WebdavClient client = new WebdavClient(credential))
            {
                client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://myserver/dav/");

                XNamespace dav = "DAV:";

                if (!(await client.GetSupportedReports("")).Contains(dav + "expand-property"))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("The server does not support the expand-property report.");
                    return;
                }

                XElement body = new XElement(dav + "expand-property",
                    new XElement(dav + "property", new XAttribute("name", "current-user-principal"),
                        new XElement(dav + "property", new XAttribute("name", "displayname"))));

                XDocument result = await client.Report("", body, Depth.Zero);
                MultiStatus multiStatus = WebdavClient.ParseMultiStatus(result, client.BaseAddress);

                foreach (Property property in multiStatus.Responses[0].Properties)
                {
                    XElement user = property.Element.Element(dav + "response");

                    if (user != null)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(user.Element(dav + "href").Value);
                        Console.WriteLine(user.Descendants(dav + "displayname").FirstOrDefault()?.Value);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Threading.Tasks
Imports System.Xml.Linq
Imports Independentsoft.Webdav

Namespace Sample
    Module Program
        Sub Main(args As String())
            RunAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult()
        End Sub

        Private Async Function RunAsync() As Task
            Dim credential As New NetworkCredential("username", "password")

            Using client As New WebdavClient(credential)
                client.BaseAddress = New Uri("https://myserver/dav/")

                Dim dav As XNamespace = "DAV:"

                If Not (Await client.GetSupportedReports("")).Contains(dav + "expand-property") Then
                    Console.WriteLine("The server does not support the expand-property report.")
                    Return
                End If

                Dim body As New XElement(dav + "expand-property",
                    New XElement(dav + "property", New XAttribute("name", "current-user-principal"),
                        New XElement(dav + "property", New XAttribute("name", "displayname"))))

                Dim result As XDocument = Await client.Report("", body, Depth.Zero)
                Dim status As MultiStatus = WebdavClient.ParseMultiStatus(result, client.BaseAddress)

                For Each prop As [Property] In status.Responses(0).Properties
                    Dim user As XElement = prop.Element.Element(dav + "response")

                    If user IsNot Nothing Then
                        Console.WriteLine(user.Element(dav + "href").Value)
                        Console.WriteLine(user.Descendants(dav + "displayname").FirstOrDefault()?.Value)
                    End If
                Next
            End Using
        End Function
    End Module
End Namespace

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