/// <summary>
/// Function to parse image responses. Will display image title, image host and image URL in the UI
/// </summary>
/// <param name="imageResponse"></param>
private void ParseImageResponse(ImageSearchResponse imageResponse)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("Image search results:\n\n");
sb.AppendFormat("# of results: {0}\n\n", imageResponse.totalEstimatedMatches);
foreach (Value image in imageResponse.value)
{
sb.AppendFormat("\tImage name: {0}\n\tImage size: {1}\n\tImage host: {2}\n\tImage URL: {3}\t\n\n", image.name, image.contentSize, image.hostPageDisplayUrl, image.contentUrl);
}
SearchResult = sb.ToString();
}
/// <summary>
/// Function to search for images. Uses an endpoint for image search
/// </summary>
/// <param name="query">The query to search for</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="ImageSearchResponse"/>, containing image details</returns>
public async Task <ImageSearchResponse> SearchImages(string query)
{
string endpoint = string.Format("{0}{1}", "https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/bing/v5.0/images/search?q=", query);
try
{
ImageSearchResponse response = await _webRequest.MakeRequest <ImageSearchResponse>(endpoint);
return(response);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
return(null);
}
