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Use a WebClient to call a JSON web service
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<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage'
xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'
xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008'
xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006'
mc:Ignorable='d'
d:DesignWidth='640'
d:DesignHeight='480'>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
<StackPanel x:Name="myStackPanel">
<Button x:Name="myButton" Content="Request Content" Height="30" Width="120" Click="myButton_Click" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
//File: Page.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Browser;
namespace SilverlightApplication3
{
public partial class MainPage : UserControl
{
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void RequestContent()
{
Uri address = new Uri("http://ws.geonames.org/findNearByWeatherJSON?lat=35.82&lng=-84.04");
WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
webClient.DownloadStringCompleted += new DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler(webClient_DownloadStringCompleted);
webClient.DownloadStringAsync(address);
}
void webClient_DownloadStringCompleted(object sender, DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
{
HtmlWindow window = HtmlPage.Window;
window.Alert(e.Result);
}
private void myButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
RequestContent();
}
}
}
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