For Developers

using System;
using NCHS.HIW.Samples.CSharp.SOAP.HIWService;

namespace NCHS.HIW.Samples.CSharp.SOAP
{
    public class Program
    {
        /// <summary>The entry point of the application.</summary>
        static void Main()
        {
            if (ShowSearch())
                ShowIndicatorInfo();

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Done.");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        private static bool ShowSearch()
        {
            string searchTerms = null;

            //Get input from the user.
            while (string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchTerms))
            {
                Console.Clear();
                Console.Write("What would you like to search for?: ");
                searchTerms = Console.ReadLine();
            }

            Console.Clear();
            Console.WriteLine("Searching...");

            //Create a SOAPClient using the configuration from the App.config file.
            using (SOAPClient client = new SOAPClient())
            {
                //Perform a search by keyword.
                IndicatorDescription[] results = client.SearchIndicatorDescriptions(searchTerms.Split(' '), 1);

                Console.Clear();

                if (results == null || results.Length == 0)
                    Console.WriteLine("Your search for \"{0}\" did not return any results.", searchTerms);
                else
                {
                    //Write the information to the console.
                    Console.WriteLine("Your search for \"{0}\" returned {1} result(s).", searchTerms, results.Length);

                    foreach (IndicatorDescription result in results)
                        Console.WriteLine("\tID: {0}\t{1}", result.ID, result.ShortDescription);

                    return true;
                }
            }

            return false;
        }

        private static void ShowIndicatorInfo()
        {
            string idString = null;
            int id;

            //Ask for an indicator ID, loop until a valid number is entered.
            do
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.Write("Please enter the ID of the Indicator Description you would like to view.: ");
                idString = Console.ReadLine();
            } while (!int.TryParse(idString, out id));

            Console.Clear();
            Console.WriteLine("Loading...");
            
            //Create a SOAPClient using the configuration from the App.config file.
            using (SOAPClient client = new SOAPClient())
            {
                //Attempt to get the requested IndicatorDescription.
                IndicatorDescription indicatorDescription = client.GetIndicatorDescriptionByID(id);

                Console.Clear();

                //Write the information to the console.
                if (indicatorDescription == null)
                    Console.WriteLine("Could not locate Indicator Description with ID of \"{0}\".", id);
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(indicatorDescription.ShortDescription);
                    Console.WriteLine(indicatorDescription.FullDescription);
                    Console.WriteLine("\tSupplier:    {0}", indicatorDescription.DataSupplier);
                    Console.WriteLine("\tDimensions:  {0}", indicatorDescription.AvailableDimensions);
                    Console.WriteLine("\tGeo. levels: {0}", indicatorDescription.GeographicLevels);
                    Console.WriteLine("\tNumerator:   {0}", indicatorDescription.NumeratorDescription);
                    Console.WriteLine("\tDenominator: {0}", indicatorDescription.DenominatorDescription);
                    Console.WriteLine("\tUnits:       {0}", indicatorDescription.ValueLabel);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Imports NCHS.HIW.Samples.VisualBasic.SOAP.HIWService

Namespace NCHS.HIW.Samples.VisualBasic.SOAP
    Module Program
        ''' <summary>The entry point of the application.</summary>
        Sub Main()
            If ShowSearch() Then
                ShowIndicatorInfo()
            End If

            Console.WriteLine()
            Console.WriteLine("Done.")
            Console.ReadKey()
        End Sub

        Private Function ShowSearch() As Boolean
            Dim searchTerms As String = Nothing

            'Get input from the user.
            While (String.IsNullOrEmpty(searchTerms))
                Console.Clear()
                Console.Write("What would you like to search for?: ")
                searchTerms = Console.ReadLine()
            End While

            Console.Clear()
            Console.WriteLine("Searching...")

            'Create a SOAPClient using the configuration from the App.config file.
            Using client As New SOAPClient()
                'Perform a search by keyword.
                Dim results As IndicatorDescription() = client.SearchIndicatorDescriptions(searchTerms.Split(" "), 1)

                Console.Clear()

                If (results Is Nothing OrElse results.Length = 0) Then
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Your search for ""{0}"" did not return any results.", searchTerms))
                Else
                    'Write the information to the console.
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Your search for ""{0}"" returned {1} result(s).", searchTerms, results.Length))

                    For Each result In results
                        Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}ID: {1}{0}{2}", vbTab, result.ID, result.ShortDescription))
                    Next

                    Return True
                End If
            End Using

            Return False
        End Function

        Private Sub ShowIndicatorInfo()
            Dim idString As String = Nothing
            Dim id As Integer

            Do
                Console.WriteLine()
                Console.Write("Please enter the ID of the Indicator Description you would like to view.: ")
                idString = Console.ReadLine()
            Loop While Not Integer.TryParse(idString, id)

            Console.Clear()
            Console.WriteLine("Loading...")

            'Create a SOAPClient using the configuration from the App.config file.
            Using client As New SOAPClient()
                'Attempt to get the requested IndicatorDescription.
                Dim indicatorDescription As IndicatorDescription = client.GetIndicatorDescriptionByID(id)

                Console.Clear()

                'Write the information to the console.
                If indicatorDescription Is Nothing Then
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Could not locate Indicator Description with ID of ""{0}"".", id))
                Else
                    Console.WriteLine(indicatorDescription.ShortDescription)
                    Console.WriteLine(indicatorDescription.FullDescription)
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}Supplier:    {1}", vbTab, indicatorDescription.DataSupplier))
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}Dimensions:  {1}", vbTab, indicatorDescription.AvailableDimensions))
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}Geo. levels: {1}", vbTab, indicatorDescription.GeographicLevels))
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}Numerator:   {1}", vbTab, indicatorDescription.NumeratorDescription))
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}Denominator: {1}", vbTab, indicatorDescription.DenominatorDescription))
                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}Units:       {1}", vbTab, indicatorDescription.ValueLabel))
                End If
            End Using
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace