(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) api.db-ip.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
Dim jsonStr As String = Await http.QuickGetStrAsync("http://api.db-ip.com/v2/free/149.250.207.170")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.EmitCompact = False
Dim success As Boolean = json.Load(jsonStr)

Debug.WriteLine(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"
' }

Dim ipAddress As String
Dim continentCode As String
Dim continentName As String
Dim countryCode As String
Dim countryName As String
Dim stateProv As String
Dim city As String

ipAddress = json.StringOf("ipAddress")
continentCode = json.StringOf("continentCode")
continentName = json.StringOf("continentName")
countryCode = json.StringOf("countryCode")
countryName = json.StringOf("countryName")
stateProv = json.StringOf("stateProv")
city = json.StringOf("city")