FlushAsync alternative in Windows Phone

Question

Hello everyone,

I have a code working on Windows 8 but I can't make it work on Windows phone :

using (Stream requestStream = await request.GetRequestStreamAsync())
            using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(requestStream))
            {
                await requestStream.WriteAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
                await requestStream.FlushAsync();
            }

The FLushAsync method doesn't exists in Windows Phone. I'm asking you if you know an alternative to this method.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi corbicorben-

As a workaround, you could add your own extension method to Stream, e.g.

public static Task FlushAsync(this Stream stream)
{
    return Task.Factory.StartNew(() => stream.Flush());
}

That will at least allow the code to function and remain responsive.

Answer 2

Thank you, I didn't know about the Factory property, it was blocking me a bit.