private async Task <BingImageSearchResult> SearchPhoto(string playerName)
{
var client = new HttpClient();
var queryString = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
// Request headers
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key", "{your-subscription-key}");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
// Request parameters
queryString["q"] = playerName;
queryString["count"] = "1";
queryString["offset"] = "0";
queryString["mkt"] = "en-us";
queryString["safeSearch"] = "Moderate";
var uri = "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/bing/v5.0/images/search?" + queryString;
var response = await client.GetAsync(uri);
string content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
BingImageSearchResult result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <BingImageSearchResult>(content);
return(result);
}
public async Task <string> GetPlayerPhotoByName(string playerName)
{
string imageUrl = "";
BingImageSearchResult result = await SearchPhoto(playerName);
if (result != null && result.value != null && result.value.Count > 0)
{
imageUrl = result.value.FirstOrDefault().contentUrl;
}
return(imageUrl);
}
