Example #1
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        /// <summary>
        /// Makes a signed request to the Twitter API based on the specified parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="method">The HTTP method of the request.</param>
        /// <param name="url">The base URL of the request (no query string).</param>
        /// <param name="queryString">The query string.</param>
        /// <param name="postData">The POST data.</param>
        public virtual HttpWebResponse DoHttpRequest(string method, string url, NameValueCollection queryString, NameValueCollection postData) {

            // Check if NULL
            if (queryString == null) queryString = new NameValueCollection();
            if (postData == null) postData = new NameValueCollection();
            
            // Merge the query string
            if (queryString.Count > 0) {
                UriBuilder builder = new UriBuilder(url);
                url += (url.Contains("?") ? "&" : "") + builder.MergeQueryString(queryString).Query;
            }

            // Initialize the request
            HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest) WebRequest.Create(url);

            // Generate the signature
            string signature = GenerateSignature(method, url, queryString, postData);

            // Generate the header
            string header = GenerateHeaderString(signature);

            // Add the authorization header
            request.Headers.Add("Authorization", header);

            // Set the method
            request.Method = method;

            // Add the request body (if a POST request)
            if (method == "POST" && postData.Count > 0) {
                string dataString = SocialUtils.NameValueCollectionToQueryString(postData);
                //throw new Exception(dataString);
                request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
                request.ContentLength = dataString.Length;
                using (Stream stream = request.GetRequestStream()) {
                    stream.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(dataString), 0, dataString.Length);
                }
            }

            // Make sure we reset the client (timestamp and nonce)
            if (AutoReset) Reset();

            // Get the response
            try {
                return (HttpWebResponse) request.GetResponse();
            } catch (WebException ex) {
                if (ex.Status != WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError) throw;
                return (HttpWebResponse) ex.Response;
            }

        }