GET & POST operation using RESTSharp in WP7

[prashant]

Hi I m new to Windows phone 7... I need to consume REST based Webservices build in JAVA.. I am using RESTSharp and facing problem in getting response using RESTSharp in WP7:

Below is the code :

var client = new RestClient() { BaseUrl = "http://XYZ.com", };
var request = new RestRequest() { Resource = "WebService/Pick/111111111", Method = Method.GET, RequestFormat = DataFormat.Json };
client.ExecuteAsync(request, response =>
 {
    string responseText = response.Content;
  });

For eg my URL is in this form : http://XYZ.com/WebService/Pick/111111111

I get responseText as empty. I am unable to figure out what I am doing wrong.
Moreover how can I perform POST operation, a sample code will help me better.
Thanks

[Andy Cutright]

First are you certain your call is being handled by the server & that the server is returning data? You should probably verify that first. 

What does the JSON look like that's returned? You can use json2csharp.com to generate a class that you can use for deserialize the response. The deserialized object will be in the response's Data property. 

You then use that class to parameterize the ExecuteAsync call, e.g. I have service that shortens a url, and returns 

{ "shorturl" : "http://x.y/26j9", "longurl" : "<original url>" } 

By default json2csharp will name the class representing the JSON response "RootObject": 

public class RootObject

{

    public string shorturl { get; set; }

    public string longurl { get; set; }

}

I typically rename that to reflect the object I'm deserialzing: 

public class ShortUrl

{

    public string shorturl { get; set; }

    public string longurl { get; set; }

}

When you make the call, parameterize it with that object, and then cast the response DATA property to the object type, assuming the call completed properly. 

client.ExecuteAsync<ShortUrl>(request, (resp , handle) => 

{

   if (resp.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)

  {

    ShortUrl su = (ShortUrl)resp.Data; 

  }
}

You can set Method = Method.POST afaik just as you set GET in your code above. 

Cheers,

Andy 

[John Sheehan]

Also check to see if there's anything in resp.ErrorException