public IActionResult SearchOxford([Bind] Word word)
{
var wordRetrieval = new OnlineWordRetrieval();
wordRetrieval.GetWordOxford(word.Name);
var newWord = new Word
{
Name = "boat",
PartOfSpeech = "noun",
Definition = "A small vessel propelled on water by oars, sails, or an engine.",
Example = "A fishing boat drifted in the lake.",
Synonyms = "vessel, craft, watercraft, ship ",
List = "1st - 2018 - words 18-34 ",
Grade = 1
};
return(RedirectToAction("Create", newWord));
}
public IActionResult Search([Bind] Word word)
{
var wordRetrieval = new OnlineWordRetrieval();
var words = wordRetrieval.GetWordGoogle(word.Name).ToList();
var newWord = new Word();
// words[0], words[1], etc. are the words
// words[0].Word == name of the word
// words[0].Meaning dictionary of meanings
var firstWord = words.First();
newWord.Name = firstWord.Word;
newWord.List = word.List;
newWord.Grade = word.Grade;
var partOfSpeech = firstWord.Meaning.First();
newWord.PartOfSpeech = partOfSpeech.Key;
var definition = partOfSpeech.Value.First(); // Get first definition/example, then capitalize first letters and check they end with period.
newWord.Definition = definition.Definition.First().ToString().ToUpper() + definition.Definition.Substring(1);
newWord.Definition = newWord.Definition.EndsWith(".") ? newWord.Definition : newWord.Definition + ".";
if (definition.Example != null)
{
newWord.Example = definition.Example.First().ToString().ToUpper() + definition.Example.Substring(1);
newWord.Example = newWord.Example.EndsWith(".") ? newWord.Example : newWord.Example + ".";
}
if (definition.Synonyms != null)
{
newWord.Synonyms = String.Join(", ", definition.Synonyms.Take(7));
}
return(RedirectToAction("Create", newWord));
}