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MyInvois Malaysia Get Document Types

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There are multiple types of documents supported by MyInvois, and this API retrieves their definitions through API call.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

' Note: The access token is valid for a short amount of time.  Perhaps 1 hour.
' The access token is used in the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header in subsequent requests until it expires.
' Your application would then need to get a new access token, and so on..
' To get an access token, see How to Get a MyInvois Access Token

Dim sb As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://preprod-api.myinvois.hasil.gov.my/api/v1.0/documenttypes",sb)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim statusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " & statusCode)

If (statusCode <> 200) Then
    ' Failed.
    Debug.WriteLine(sb.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


' Sample response:

' {"result":
'       [
'          {"id":45,
'             "invoiceTypeCode":4,
'             "description":"Invoice",
'             "activeFrom":"2015-02-13T13:15:00Z",
'             "activeTo":"2027-03-01T00:00:00Z",
'             "documentTypeVersions":
'             [
'                {"id":454,
'                 "name":"1.0",
'                 "description":"Invoice version 1.1",
'                 "activeFrom":"2015-02-13T13:15:00Z",
'                 "activeTo":"2027-03-01T00:00:00Z",
'                 "versionNumber":1.1,
'                 "status":"published"
'                }
'             ]
'           }
'       ]
' }

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

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.LoadSb(sb)

Dim id As Integer
Dim invoiceTypeCode As Integer
Dim description As String
Dim activeFrom As String
Dim activeTo As String
Dim j As Integer
Dim count_j As Integer
Dim name As String
Dim versionNumber As String
Dim status As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = json.SizeOfArray("result")
While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    id = json.IntOf("result[i].id")
    invoiceTypeCode = json.IntOf("result[i].invoiceTypeCode")
    description = json.StringOf("result[i].description")
    activeFrom = json.StringOf("result[i].activeFrom")
    activeTo = json.StringOf("result[i].activeTo")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("result[i].documentTypeVersions")
    While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        id = json.IntOf("result[i].documentTypeVersions[j].id")
        name = json.StringOf("result[i].documentTypeVersions[j].name")
        description = json.StringOf("result[i].documentTypeVersions[j].description")
        activeFrom = json.StringOf("result[i].documentTypeVersions[j].activeFrom")
        activeTo = json.StringOf("result[i].documentTypeVersions[j].activeTo")
        versionNumber = json.StringOf("result[i].documentTypeVersions[j].versionNumber")
        status = json.StringOf("result[i].documentTypeVersions[j].status")
        j = j + 1
    End While
    i = i + 1
End While