Google
API in ASP.NET
Here
is an article to show how to implement or use Google API in Asp.NET.
Background
Using
Google API means you are using google searching in your website
First Step:-
For
using Google API you should have a Google Account for this just simply create a
Gmail Account which is free of cost.
Then
you have to get the Google API key this is also free, simply search on google
for Google API key.
Secong Step:-
Now
create an ASP.Net website and add this code to Defaul.aspx page
Default.aspx
<%@ Page Language="C#"
AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC
"-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
>
<head runat="server">
<title>Google
API:</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<strong><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff0000; font-family: Courier
New CE">
Google API In ASP.NET </span></strong>
<br />
<br />
<hr style="font-weight: bold; color: #006600; height:
5px"/>
<asp:Label ID="lblmsg" runat="server" Text=""></asp:Label>
<br />
<br />
<asp:TextBox ID="txtsearch" runat="server" BackColor="#FFFFC0" BorderColor="Black" Width="321px" Height="18px" ></asp:TextBox>
<asp:Button ID="btn1" runat="server" Text="Search" BackColor="#FFFFC0" BorderColor="#80FF80" ForeColor="#004000" OnClick="btn1_Click" Width="95px" />
<br />
<br />
<hr style="font-weight: bold; color: #ff3333; height: 1px;
text-decoration: line-through" />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
InterfaceL (Defaul.aspx)
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Default.aspx.cs
using System;
using
System.Data;
using
System.Configuration;
using
System.Web;
using
System.Web.Security;
using
System.Web.UI;
using
System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
protected void btn1_Click(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
if
(txtsearch.Text.Trim().Length == 0)
{
lblmsg.Text = "Please enter your query to search...";
}
else
{
Response.Redirect("SearchDetails.aspx?q="+txtsearch.Text);
}
}
}
Third Step:-
Add
a new .aspx page and give the name “SearchResult.aspx”.
Fourth Step:-
Add
this code to
SearchResult.aspx:-
<%@ Page Language="C#"
AutoEventWireup="true"
CodeFile="SearchDetails.aspx.cs"
Inherits="SearchDetails"
%>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC
"-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1"
runat="server">
<title>Google
Search...</title>
<script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi?key=Add your key
here" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
google.load('search',
'1');
function
OnLoad() {
var
searchControl = new
google.search.SearchControl();
// Add in
a full set of searchers
var
localSearch = new google.search.LocalSearch();
searchControl.addSearcher(localSearch);
searchControl.addSearcher(new google.search.WebSearch());
searchControl.addSearcher(new google.search.VideoSearch());
searchControl.addSearcher(new google.search.BlogSearch());
searchControl.addSearcher(new google.search.NewsSearch());
searchControl.addSearcher(new google.search.ImageSearch());
searchControl.addSearcher(new google.search.BookSearch());
searchControl.addSearcher(new google.search.PatentSearch());
searchControl.draw(document.getElementById("myCtrl"));
//
execute an inital search
searchControl.execute(GetQueryString("q"));
}
google.setOnLoadCallback(OnLoad);
//]]>
// Function
to get Query String Value
function
GetQueryString(query) {
hu =
window.location.search.substring(1);
gy = hu.split("&");
for
(i = 0; i < gy.length; i++) {
ft = gy[i].split("=");
if
(ft[0] == query) {
return
ft[1];
}
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div id="myCtrl" style="width:100%">
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
NOTE:
Add you key here = Copy your key from Google and paste in place of “add your key here”
If
you feel any problem in getting Google API key, then contact me I will be happy
to help you J
OutPut:-
When
you enter some query in textbox and click the search button it will redirect
this page to SearchResult.aspx page where we are using script provided by
Google.
Note:
When you are getting Google API Key then you have to enter the website name,
there you have enter http://www.google.com.
Conclusion:-
Here
we learn how to use Google API in ASP.NET.
Thanks
!!!
Nikhil
Kumar