//Define your static method which will make the method become part of the class
//Have it void since your are logging the result into the console.
//Which would take a integer as a argument.
public static async void GetOnePokemon(string pokeId)
{
//Define your base url
string baseURL = $"http://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/{pokeId}";
//Have your api call in try/catch block.
try {
//Now we will have our using directives which would have a HttpClient
using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
//Now get your response from the client from get request to baseurl.
//Use the await keyword since the get request is asynchronous, and want it run before next asychronous operation.
using (HttpResponseMessage res = await client.GetAsync(baseURL))
{
//Now retrieve content from the response, which would be HttpContent, retrieve from the response Content property.
using (HttpContent content = res.Content)
{
//Retrieve the data from the content of the response, have the await keyword since it is asynchronous.
string data = await content.ReadAsStringAsync();
//If the data is not null, parse the data to a C# object, then create a new instance of PokeItem.
if (data != null)
{
//Parse your data into a object.
var result = JObject.Parse(data)["abilities"];
Debug.WriteLine(result);
PokeItem pokeItem = new PokeItem(name: $"{result[0]["ability"]["name"]}");
Console.WriteLine("Pokemon Name: {0}", pokeItem.Name);
}
else
{
//If data is null log it into console.
Console.WriteLine("Data is null!");
}
}
}
}
//Catch any exceptions and log it into the console.
} catch (Exception exception) {
Console.WriteLine(exception);
}
}
public static async Task <string> GetOnePokemon(int pokeId)
{
//Define your base url
string baseURL = $"http://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/{pokeId}/";
//Have your api call in try/catch block.
try
{
using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
using (HttpResponseMessage res = await client.GetAsync(baseURL))
{
using (HttpContent content = res.Content)
{
string data = await content.ReadAsStringAsync();
if (data != null)
{
//Parses the data to a object
var dataObj = JObject.Parse(data);
//this will create a new instance of PokeItem, and string interpolate the name property to the JSON object.
////Which will convert it to a string, since each property value is a instance of JToken.
try
{
PokeItem pokeItems = new PokeItem(name: $"{dataObj["name"]}" // for the pokemon's name
, sprite: $"{dataObj["sprites"]["front_default"]}" // for the sprite url
, type: $"{dataObj["types"][0]["type"]["name"] + "/" + dataObj["types"][1]["type"]["name"]}" //for the types
, pokedexid: $"{dataObj["id"]}");
Console.WriteLine("Pokemon Name: {0} \nSprite URL: {1} \nPokemon Type(s): {2}\nPokedex ID: {3}", pokeItems.Name, pokeItems.Sprite, pokeItems.pokemonType, pokeItems.pokedexID);
return(pokeItems.Name);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
PokeItem pokeItems = new PokeItem(name: $"{dataObj["name"]}" // for the pokemon's name
, sprite: $"{dataObj["sprites"]["front_default"]}" // for the sprite url
, type: $"{dataObj["types"][0]["type"]["name"]}" //for the types - dont know if it prints for dual type
, pokedexid: $"{dataObj["id"]}");
Console.WriteLine("Pokemon Name: {0} \nSprite URL: {1} \nPokemon Type: {2}\nPokedex ID: {3}", pokeItems.Name, pokeItems.Sprite, pokeItems.pokemonType, pokeItems.pokedexID);
return(pokeItems.Name);
}
}
else
{
//If data is null log it into console.
Console.WriteLine("Data is null!");
return(null);
}
}
}
}
//Catch any exceptions and log it into the console.
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
Console.WriteLine(exception);
return(null);
}
}