C# snippet: Download a file via FTP, returning response as a String

FtpDownloadFileText.cs

        static String FtpDownloadFileText(String fileURL, String userName, String password)
        {
            var request = WebRequest.Create(fileURL);
            request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile;
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, password);

            var response = (FtpWebResponse) request.GetResponse();

            var responseStream = response.GetResponseStream();
            var reader = new StreamReader(responseStream);

            var responseText = reader.ReadToEnd();

            reader.Close();
            response.Close();

            return responseText;
        }