(VB.NET) Get Current User Information

Demonstrates how to retrieve information about the current Facebook user. This is the most basic thing to get working first (after obtaining an access token).

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

' This example assumes we previously obtained an access token
Dim oauth2 As New Chilkat.OAuth2
oauth2.AccessToken = "FACEBOOK-ACCESS-TOKEN"

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

' Connect to Facebook and send the following GET request:

' GET /v2.7/me HTTP/1.1
' Host: graph.facebook.com
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
Dim success As Boolean = rest.Connect("graph.facebook.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

Dim responseJson As String = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/v2.7/me")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(responseJson)

' The responseJson looks like this:
' {"name":"John Doe","id":"10111011320111110"}