public List <SearchResult> FindRankByKeywords(string keywords, string siteUrl, int numberOfResults)
{
try
{
// check for empty keywords or siteurl
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(keywords) || String.IsNullOrEmpty(siteUrl))
{
// throw exception
throw new ArgumentException("Parameter cannot be null");
}
// build strings
string googleSearchUrl = _googleSearchUrl + keywords.Replace(' ', '+') + "&num=" + numberOfResults;
// get search results
var response = _googleSearchResults.GetSearchResultsResponse(googleSearchUrl);
_googleSearchResults.ParseSearchResults(response.Result, _resultsPattern, _linkPattern);
// find the first search result rank
var results = _googleSearchResults.GetSearchResults().Where(r => r.URL.Contains(siteUrl)).Select(x => x);
return(results.ToList());
}
catch (ArgumentException ex)
{
throw ex;
}
}