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Get all Tasks on a List

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Demonstrates how to get all the tasks in a Google task list.
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

// Get the previously obtained access token.
// See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

var fac = new CkFileAccess();
var accessToken = fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8");
if (fac.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var http = new CkHttp();

http.AuthToken = accessToken;

// Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
http.SetUrlVar("tasklist","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");

var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks",resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Show the response body.
console.log(resp.BodyStr);

// Examine the response status code.
console.log("response status code: " + resp.StatusCode);

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

var kind;
var etag;
var i;
var count_i;
var id;
var title;
var updated;
var selfLink;
var position;
var notes;
var status;
var due;

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.Load(resp.BodyStr);

kind = json.StringOf("kind");
etag = json.StringOf("etag");
i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("items");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    kind = json.StringOf("items[i].kind");
    id = json.StringOf("items[i].id");
    etag = json.StringOf("items[i].etag");
    title = json.StringOf("items[i].title");
    updated = json.StringOf("items[i].updated");
    selfLink = json.StringOf("items[i].selfLink");
    position = json.StringOf("items[i].position");
    notes = json.StringOf("items[i].notes");
    status = json.StringOf("items[i].status");
    due = json.StringOf("items[i].due");
    i = i+1;
}

// Sample response:

// {
//  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
//  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/LTM3Njg4MjgyNA\"",
//  "items": [
//   {
//    "kind": "tasks#task",
//    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
//    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/NjcyMTU4Mg\"",
//    "title": "Get haircut",
//    "updated": "2019-04-04T18:07:58.000Z",
//    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
//    "position": "00000000001610612734",
//    "notes": "Check in online first.",
//    "status": "needsAction",
//    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
//   },
//   {
//    "kind": "tasks#task",
//    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
//    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
//    "title": "Go to grocery store",
//    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
//    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
//    "position": "00000000002147483647",
//    "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
//    "status": "needsAction",
//    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
//   }
//  ]
// }
// 
// response status code: 200