public async Task <MyLanguages> GetSourceLanguagesAsnyc()
{
var args = PREFIX_ARGS; // add path to base address
var result = await dictionaryClient.GetAsync <dynamic>(args); // get results (deserialized JSON objects)
if (result == null) // if result is empty
{
return(new MyLanguages());
}
var languages = new MyLanguages // store definition strings to return here
{
Languages = new SortedSet <string>()
};
// get languages from deserialized JSON:
for (int i = 0; result.results != null && i < result.results.Count; i = i + 1)
{
if (result.results[i].type.ToString() == "monolingual")
{
languages.Languages.Add(result.results[i].sourceLanguage.id.ToString()); // add language to the list
}
}
//
return(languages);
}
public async Task <MyDefinition> GetDefinitionAsync(string word, string language)
{
var args = PREFIX_ARGS + "/" + language + "/" + word; // add path to base address
var result = await dictionaryClient.GetAsync <dynamic>(args); // get results (deserialized JSON objects)
if (result == null) // if result is empty
{
return(new MyDefinition());
}
var meanings = new List <string>(); // store definition strings to return here
// get definitions from deserialized JSON:
for (int i = 0; result.results != null && i < result.results.Count; i = i + 1)
{
for (int j = 0; result.results[i].lexicalEntries != null && j < result.results[i].lexicalEntries.Count; j = j + 1)
{
for (int k = 0; result.results[i].lexicalEntries[j].entries != null && k < result.results[i].lexicalEntries[j].entries.Count; k = k + 1)
{
for (int m = 0; result.results[i].lexicalEntries[j].entries[k].senses != null && m < result.results[i].lexicalEntries[j].entries[k].senses.Count; m = m + 1)
{
for (int n = 0; result.results[i].lexicalEntries[j].entries[k].senses[m].definitions != null && n < result.results[i].lexicalEntries[j].entries[k].senses[m].definitions.Count; n = n + 1)
{
var meaning = result.results[i].lexicalEntries[j].entries[k].senses[m].definitions[n].ToString();
meanings.Add(meaning); // add meaning to the list
}
}
}
}
}
//
var definition = new MyDefinition // create object to store definitions of word
{
Word = word,
Meanings = meanings
};
return(definition);
}