Verify an internet connection - Leo-Corporation/LeoCorpLibrary GitHub Wiki

• Introduction
• Functions
  • a. IsAvailable
  • b. IsAvailableTestSite
  • c. IsAvailableAsync
  • d. IsAvailableTestSiteAsync

Do not forget to add tis line of code on top of your code file:

C#

using LeoCorpLibrary;

VB

Imports LeoCorpLibrary

There is two methods to check if an internet connection is available or not:

1. IsAvailable()
2. IsAvailableTestSite()

They are in:

LeoCorpLibrary.NetworkConnection.IsAvailable()

This method is avaialable in version 1.1 and higher.

This method is trying to connection https://bing.com. If it manage to connect, it means that a connection to internet is available.

Here's an example of usage:

C#

if (NetworkConnection.IsAvailable()) { // If true
    Console.WriteLine("Connected");
}else{
    Console.WriteLine("Not connected");
}

VB

If (NetworkConnection.IsAvailable()) Then ' If true
    Console.WriteLine("Connected")
Else
    Console.WriteLine("Not connected")
End If

This method is avaialable in version 1.1 and higher.

This method is gonna try to connect to a specific page tha tyou specified. If it manages to connect to the website, it means there is an Internet connection.

You must specify a website like this:

Example:

IsAvailableTestSite("https://example.com")

Here's an example of usage:

C#

if (NetworkConnection.IsAvailableTestSite("https://example.com")) { // If true
    Console.WriteLine("Connected");
}else{
    Console.WriteLine("Not connected");
}

VB

If (NetworkConnection.IsAvailableTestSite("https://example.com")) Then ' If true
    Console.WriteLine("Connected")
Else
    Console.WriteLine("Not connected")
End If

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This method is avaialable in version 2.1 and higher.

This method verifies if an Internet connection is available by sending a request on a website (https://bing.com). It returns a bool value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.NetworkConnection.IsAvailableAsync()

Here's an example of usage:

C#

async void TestConnection()
{
    bool connectionAvailable = await NetworkConnection.IsAvailableAsync();
}

VB

Private Async Sub TestConnection()
    Dim connectionAvailable As Boolean = Await NetworkConnection.IsAvailableAsync()
End Sub

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This method is avaialable in version 2.1 and higher.

This method verifies if an Internet connection is available by sending a request on a specified website. Returns a bool value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.NetworkConnection.IsAvailableTestSiteAsync()

It has one argument:

Here's an example of usage:

C#

async void TestConnection()
{
    bool connectionAvailable = await NetworkConnection.IsAvaialableTestSiteAsync("https://leocorp.fr");
}

VB

Private Async Sub TestConnection()
    Dim connectionAvailable As Boolean = Await NetworkConnection.IsAvailableTestSiteAsync("https://leocorp.fr")
End Sub

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