Unicode C++

api.db-ip.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the api.db-ip.com REST API. Unicode C++

#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    const wchar_t *jsonStr = http.quickGetStr(L"http://api.db-ip.com/v2/free/149.250.207.170");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    success = json.Load(jsonStr);

    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());

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

    // {
    //   "ipAddress": "149.250.207.170",
    //   "continentCode": "EU",
    //   "continentName": "Europe",
    //   "countryCode": "DE",
    //   "countryName": "Germany",
    //   "stateProv": "Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg",
    //   "city": "B\u00f6blingen"
    // }

    const wchar_t *ipAddress = 0;
    const wchar_t *continentCode = 0;
    const wchar_t *continentName = 0;
    const wchar_t *countryCode = 0;
    const wchar_t *countryName = 0;
    const wchar_t *stateProv = 0;
    const wchar_t *city = 0;

    ipAddress = json.stringOf(L"ipAddress");
    continentCode = json.stringOf(L"continentCode");
    continentName = json.stringOf(L"continentName");
    countryCode = json.stringOf(L"countryCode");
    countryName = json.stringOf(L"countryName");
    stateProv = json.stringOf(L"stateProv");
    city = json.stringOf(L"city");
    }