(VB.NET) Google Translate Text

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Demonstrates how to use the Cloud Translation API to translate text from one spoken language to another. The example translates from English to Spanish.

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

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' IMPORTANT: 
' Don't forget you need to 1st enable the Cloud Translation API in your Google Developers Console at https://console.cloud.google.com
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim success As Boolean = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load _googleTranslate.json")
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")


' The following JSON is sent in the request body.



Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
' The following code creates the JSON request body.
json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
json.UpdateString("source","en")
json.UpdateString("target","es")
json.UpdateString("format","text")

json.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3("https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
resp.GetBodyJson(jResp)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "data": {
'     "translations": [
'       {
'         "translatedText": "El zorro rpida salt sobre el perro perezoso."
'       }
'     ]
'   }
' }

Dim translatedText As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim n As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations")
While i < n
    jResp.I = i
    translatedText = jResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText")
    Debug.WriteLine(translatedText)
    i = i + 1
End While