public async void SetContent()
{
//makes a new JsonChild object from webservice class
JsonChild child = await webservice.GetChildData();
//creates the label using information from JsonChild Class
Label name = new Label
{
Text = child.firstname
};
Label lastName = new Label
{
Text = child.lastname
};
Label username = new Label
{
Text = child.username
};
Label age = new Label
{
Text = child.age.ToString()
};
Label points = new Label
{
Text = child.points.ToString()
};
//Adds each label to the stack
infoStack.Children.Add(name);
infoStack.Children.Add(lastName);
infoStack.Children.Add(username);
infoStack.Children.Add(age);
infoStack.Children.Add(points);
}
public async Task <JsonChild> GetChildData()
{
string tUrl = URL + "ReturnChildData";
//makes a dictionary using the global variables class.
Dictionary <string, string> postData = new Dictionary <string, string>()
{
{ "username", GlobalVariables.username }
};
//encodes the dictionary
var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(postData);
//sends and recieves the response from the webservice
var response = await Client.PostAsync(tUrl, content);
var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
//deserialises the response into the JsonChild Object created and returns the returned child
JsonChild returnedChild = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <JsonChild>(responseString);
return(returnedChild);
}
