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MaxMind IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the MaxMind GeoIP2 Precision Web Service.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    http.put_Login("MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID");
    http.put_Password("MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY");
    http.put_Accept("application/json");

    // Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    String jsonStr = http.quickGetStr("https://geoip.maxmind.com/geoip/v2.1/country/149.250.207.170");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    success = json.Load(jsonStr);

    Log.i(TAG, json.emit());

    // Sample output:
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //   "continent": {
    //     "code": "EU",
    //     "geoname_id": 6255148,
    //     "names": {
    //       "ja": "?????",
    //       "pt-BR": "Europa",
    //       "ru": "??????",
    //       "zh-CN": "??",
    //       "de": "Europa",
    //       "en": "Europe",
    //       "es": "Europa",
    //       "fr": "Europe"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "country": {
    //     "is_in_european_union": true,
    //     "iso_code": "DE",
    //     "geoname_id": 2921044,
    //     "names": {
    //       "fr": "Allemagne",
    //       "ja": "????????",
    //       "pt-BR": "Alemanha",
    //       "ru": "????????",
    //       "zh-CN": "??",
    //       "de": "Deutschland",
    //       "en": "Germany",
    //       "es": "Alemania"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "maxmind": {
    //     "queries_remaining": 49999
    //   },
    //   "registered_country": {
    //     "is_in_european_union": true,
    //     "iso_code": "DE",
    //     "geoname_id": 2921044,
    //     "names": {
    //       "es": "Alemania",
    //       "fr": "Allemagne",
    //       "ja": "????????",
    //       "pt-BR": "Alemanha",
    //       "ru": "????????",
    //       "zh-CN": "??",
    //       "de": "Deutschland",
    //       "en": "Germany"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "traits": {
    //     "ip_address": "149.250.207.170"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    // 
    String continentCode;
    int continentGeoname_id;
    String continentNamesJa;
    String continentNamesPt_BR;
    String continentNamesRu;
    String continentNamesZh_CN;
    String continentNamesDe;
    String continentNamesEn;
    String continentNamesEs;
    String continentNamesFr;
    boolean countryIs_in_european_union;
    String countryIso_code;
    int countryGeoname_id;
    String countryNamesFr;
    String countryNamesJa;
    String countryNamesPt_BR;
    String countryNamesRu;
    String countryNamesZh_CN;
    String countryNamesDe;
    String countryNamesEn;
    String countryNamesEs;
    int maxmindQueries_remaining;
    boolean registered_countryIs_in_european_union;
    String registered_countryIso_code;
    int registered_countryGeoname_id;
    String registered_countryNamesEs;
    String registered_countryNamesFr;
    String registered_countryNamesJa;
    String registered_countryNamesPt_BR;
    String registered_countryNamesRu;
    String registered_countryNamesZh_CN;
    String registered_countryNamesDe;
    String registered_countryNamesEn;
    String traitsIp_address;

    continentCode = json.stringOf("continent.code");
    continentGeoname_id = json.IntOf("continent.geoname_id");
    continentNamesJa = json.stringOf("continent.names.ja");
    continentNamesPt_BR = json.stringOf("continent.names.pt-BR");
    continentNamesRu = json.stringOf("continent.names.ru");
    continentNamesZh_CN = json.stringOf("continent.names.zh-CN");
    continentNamesDe = json.stringOf("continent.names.de");
    continentNamesEn = json.stringOf("continent.names.en");
    continentNamesEs = json.stringOf("continent.names.es");
    continentNamesFr = json.stringOf("continent.names.fr");
    countryIs_in_european_union = json.BoolOf("country.is_in_european_union");
    countryIso_code = json.stringOf("country.iso_code");
    countryGeoname_id = json.IntOf("country.geoname_id");
    countryNamesFr = json.stringOf("country.names.fr");
    countryNamesJa = json.stringOf("country.names.ja");
    countryNamesPt_BR = json.stringOf("country.names.pt-BR");
    countryNamesRu = json.stringOf("country.names.ru");
    countryNamesZh_CN = json.stringOf("country.names.zh-CN");
    countryNamesDe = json.stringOf("country.names.de");
    countryNamesEn = json.stringOf("country.names.en");
    countryNamesEs = json.stringOf("country.names.es");
    maxmindQueries_remaining = json.IntOf("maxmind.queries_remaining");
    registered_countryIs_in_european_union = json.BoolOf("registered_country.is_in_european_union");
    registered_countryIso_code = json.stringOf("registered_country.iso_code");
    registered_countryGeoname_id = json.IntOf("registered_country.geoname_id");
    registered_countryNamesEs = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.es");
    registered_countryNamesFr = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.fr");
    registered_countryNamesJa = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.ja");
    registered_countryNamesPt_BR = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.pt-BR");
    registered_countryNamesRu = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.ru");
    registered_countryNamesZh_CN = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.zh-CN");
    registered_countryNamesDe = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.de");
    registered_countryNamesEn = json.stringOf("registered_country.names.en");
    traitsIp_address = json.stringOf("traits.ip_address");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}