asp.net - Post data must be key value pair? If not how to read raw data in .Net -

i don't think have in pairs, if send plain text below:

httpclient httpclient = new httpclient();  httpclient.postasync("http://hey.com",  new stringcontent("simple string, no key value pair.")); 

then formcollection below doesn't seem offer way read that..

public actionresult index(formcollection collection){      //how string sent collection? } 

the formcollection object key value pair collection. if sending simple string on collection empty unless formatted key\value pair.

this can done in multiple ways.

option 1: send key value pairs, formcollection read string key mystring:

httpclient httpclient = new httpclient(); var content = new formurlencodedcontent(new[]  {     new keyvaluepair<string, string>("mystring", "my string value") }); httpclient.postasync("http://myurl.com", content); 

option 2: read contents directly request. reads raw request.inputstream streamreader string

public actionresult readinput() {     this.request.inputstream.seek(0, system.io.seekorigin.begin);     string mystring = "";     using (var reader = new streamreader(this.request.inputstream))     {         mystring = reader.readtoend();     } } 

there many more options either of these methods should trick