Force downloading a file from C #

Force downloading a file from C # 
Many times you want your system to download a pdf file or any file automatically and is not open in the browser either because it is a requirement or our conscience tells us to be like that, whatever the reason I leave here a code for can download any type of file.

This method you will be able to place in any class and download the file regardless of page is called, it can be placed in a Utilities class for example.

public void TheDownload(string path)
  {
      System.IO.FileInfo toDownload =
                 new System.IO.FileInfo(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(path));
 
      HttpContext.Current.Response.Clear();
      HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition",
                 "attachment; filename=" + toDownload.Name);
      HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Content-Length",
                 toDownload.Length.ToString());
      HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
      HttpContext.Current.Response.WriteFile(patch);
      HttpContext.Current.Response.End();
  } 

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