/// <summary>
/// Get all categories for a given site
/// </summary>
public CategoryTypeCollection GetAllCategories()
{
object obj = getObject();
GetCategoriesResponseType response = (GetCategoriesResponseType)obj;
return(response.CategoryArray);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a list of Level 2 categories.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="TopLevel">Top level category ID</param>
public static void GetLevel2Categories(string TopLevel)
{
eBayAPIInterfaceService service = EbayCalls.eBayServiceCall("GetCategories");
GetCategoriesRequestType request = new GetCategoriesRequestType();
request.Version = "949";
request.CategorySiteID = "0";
request.LevelLimit = 2;
request.CategoryParent = new StringCollection {
TopLevel
};
request.DetailLevel = new DetailLevelCodeTypeCollection {
DetailLevelCodeType.ReturnAll
};
GetCategoriesResponseType response = service.GetCategories(request);
Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
Console.WriteLine("Level 2 Categories");
Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
foreach (dynamic cat in response.CategoryArray)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", cat.CategoryID, cat.CategoryName);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get a list of all categories and IDs
/// This will help with setting the leaf category for you item.
/// </summary>
public static void GetAllCategoriesRequest()
{
eBayAPIInterfaceService service = EbayCalls.eBayServiceCall("GetCategories");
GetCategoriesRequestType request = new GetCategoriesRequestType();
request.Version = "949";
request.CategorySiteID = "3";
request.DetailLevel = new DetailLevelCodeTypeCollection {
DetailLevelCodeType.ReturnAll
};
GetCategoriesResponseType response = service.GetCategories(request);
Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
Console.WriteLine("CategoryID - Name List");
Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
using (StreamWriter writetext = new StreamWriter("categories.csv"))
{
foreach (dynamic cat in response.CategoryArray)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", cat.CategoryID, cat.CategoryName);
writetext.WriteLine("{0},\"{1}\"", cat.CategoryID, cat.CategoryName);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a list of the top level categories for the UK.
/// </summary>
public static void GetTopLevelCategories()
{
eBayAPIInterfaceService service = EbayCalls.eBayServiceCall("GetCategories");
GetCategoriesRequestType request = new GetCategoriesRequestType();
request.Version = "949";
request.CategorySiteID = "0"; // US
request.LevelLimit = 1; // Top Level
request.DetailLevel = new DetailLevelCodeTypeCollection {
DetailLevelCodeType.ReturnAll
};
GetCategoriesResponseType response = service.GetCategories(request);
Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
Console.WriteLine("Top-Level Categories");
Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
foreach (dynamic cat in response.CategoryArray)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", cat.CategoryID, cat.CategoryName);
}
// Uncomment to return sub categories
/*Will prompt for CategoryID to return Sub categories
* Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
* Console.WriteLine("Please enter a Top-Level Category ID: ");
* Console.WriteLine("=====================================");
* var TopLevel = Console.ReadLine();
* GetCategories2Request(TopLevel);*/
}
public static void GetTopLevelCategories()
{
eBayAPIInterfaceService service = EbayCalls.EbayServiceCall("GetCategories");
GetCategoriesRequestType request = new GetCategoriesRequestType();
request.Version = "949";
request.CategorySiteID = "3";
request.LevelLimit = 1;
request.DetailLevel = new DetailLevelCodeTypeCollection {
DetailLevelCodeType.ReturnAll
};
GetCategoriesResponseType response = service.GetCategories(request);
Console.WriteLine("====================");
Console.WriteLine("Top-Level Categories");
Console.WriteLine("====================");
foreach (dynamic cat in response.CategoryArray)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", cat.CategoryID, cat.CategoryName);
}
Console.WriteLine("====================");
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a Top-Level Category ID: ");
Console.WriteLine("====================");
var topLevel = Console.ReadLine();
GetLevel2Categories(topLevel);
}
public ResultInfoEbayCategories(GetCategoriesResponseType response)
: base(response)
{
_Response = response;
}
