private static List <TriviaCategory> getEntertainmentCategories(CategoryResponse catResponse)
{
//LINQ to Objects
//all entertainment categories sorted alphabetically
return(catResponse.trivia_categories
.Where(c => c.name.StartsWith("Entertainment"))
.OrderBy(c => c.name)
.ToList());
}
private void PopulateCategoryComboBox(CategoryResponse catResponse)
{
//cboCategories.DataSource = catResponse.trivia_categories;
//cboCategories.DisplayMember = nameof(TriviaCategory.name);
List <TriviaCategory> entertainment = getEntertainmentCategories(catResponse);
foreach (TriviaCategory category in entertainment)
{
cboCategories.Items.Add(category.name);
}
}
private async void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
HttpResponseMessage response =
await client.GetAsync("api_category.php");
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
string cats =
await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
CategoryResponse catResponse =
JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <CategoryResponse>(cats);
PopulateCategoryComboBox(catResponse);
}
}
private async void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
//Access the list of categories from the Web API
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("api_category.php");
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
// category = cats
string cats = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
CategoryResponse catResponse = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <CategoryResponse>(cats);
List <TriviaCategory> entertainment = GetEntertainmentCategories(catResponse);
PopluateCategoryComboBox(entertainment);
}
}