(VB.NET) Shopware List Categories

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List categories in your Shopware database.

For more information, see https://developers.shopware.com/developers-guide/rest-api/api-resource-categories/

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

http.Login = "api_username"
http.Password = "api_key"
http.BasicAuth = True

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim success As Boolean = http.QuickGetSb("https://my-shopware-shop.com/api/categories?limit=2",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

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

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

' {
'   "data": [
'     {
'       "id": 1,
'       "active": true,
'       "name": "Root",
'       "position": 0,
'       "parentId": null,
'       "mediaId": null,
'       "childrenCount": "3",
'       "articleCount": "0"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": 384,
'       "active": true,
'       "name": "Deutsch",
'       "position": 0,
'       "parentId": 1,
'       "mediaId": null,
'       "childrenCount": "9",
'       "articleCount": "32"
'     }
'   ],
'   "total": 118,
'   "success": true
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON



Dim id As Integer
Dim active As Boolean
Dim name As String
Dim position As Integer
Dim parentId As String
Dim mediaId As String
Dim childrenCount As String
Dim articleCount As String

Dim total As Integer = jResp.IntOf("total")
Dim success As Boolean = jResp.BoolOf("success")
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("data")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.IntOf("data[i].id")
    active = jResp.BoolOf("data[i].active")
    name = jResp.StringOf("data[i].name")
    position = jResp.IntOf("data[i].position")
    parentId = jResp.StringOf("data[i].parentId")
    mediaId = jResp.StringOf("data[i].mediaId")
    childrenCount = jResp.StringOf("data[i].childrenCount")
    articleCount = jResp.StringOf("data[i].articleCount")
    i = i + 1
End While