<fbSession variable>.Request (Function)

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<fbSession variable>.Request (Function)

In french: <Variable fbSession>.Requête

Performs a communication request (HTTP request) to the Facebook Graph API.

This function is available in the simulator.

Caution: This feature is available up to Android 11. Starting with Android 12, this function causes a fatal error.
It is recommended to:

test the Android version used with SysAndroidVersion.
use AuthIdentify to manage Facebook authentication.

Example

Cnt_FACEBOOK is fbSession
FBRequestResult is Variant
sJSON is Buffer

Cnt_FACEBOOK.AppID = "FACEBOOK_APP_ID"
Cnt_FACEBOOK.AppSecret = "FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET"
Cnt_FACEBOOK.Permission = [fbInfoProfile]

IF Cnt_FACEBOOK.Open() THEN

// Interrogate Facebook to retrieve the user
// (equivalent to FBGetUserInformation)
sJSON = Cnt_FACEBOOK.Request("https://graph.facebook.com/me?fields=id,name")

IF sJSON <> "" THEN
FBRequestResult = sJSON.ToVariant()
Info(FBRequestResult.id, FBRequestResult.name)
ELSE
Error(ErrorInfo())
END

// Interrogate Facebook to retrieve the notifications
sJSON = Cnt_FACEBOOK.Request("https://graph.facebook.com/me/notifications?limit=0")

IF sJSON <> "" THEN
FBRequestResult = JSONToVariant(sJSON)
Info(FBRequestResult.summary.unseen_count, FBRequestResult.summary.updated_time)
ELSE
Error(ErrorInfo())
END
ELSE
Error("Unable to connect.", ErrorInfo())
END

Syntax

<Result> = <Session>.Request(<Request> [, <Type> [, <Data>]])

<Result>: Buffer

Result of the request.

<Session>: fbSession variable

Name of the fbSession variable corresponding to the Facebook connection to handle.

<Request>: Character string

Full URL of the request (including the parameters stored in the URL if necessary).

<Type>: Optional Integer constant

Type of HTTP request to send:
httpDelete DELETE method.
httpGet
(default value) GET method.
httpPost POST method.
httpPut PUT method.

<Data>: Optional buffer

Data to send to the server (for a POST or PUT request only).

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