On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Travis James
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Thank you Doug. That is where I was wrong. Is there anyway to excuse
> the HTML and just get the Application Name?

I believe they've stated that will happen in API v2.  Right now you
just have to parse through the HTML to grok out the app name.

-Chad

>
> On Apr 16, 12:01 pm, Doug Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Source parameters that come from outside apps are encoded HTML. Are you
>> accounting for this Travis? See the "source" heading on the Return Values
>> page [1]
>>
>> 1.http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Return-Values
>>
>> Doug Williams
>> Twitter API Supporthttp://twitter.com/dougw
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Chad Etzel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Doug Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > > What is the source parameter you are passing with your application?
>>
>> > I don't think that's what he's asking.  I think he's having trouble
>> > parsing the source info of tweets coming from *other* apps.  I looked
>> > through the Java and didn't really see where it is doing the parsing
>> > so I must be missing it.  I'm assuming it is looking at XML version of
>> > the data?  Is this for REST or Search API?
>> > -Chad
>>
>> > > Doug Williams
>> > > Twitter API Support
>> > >http://twitter.com/dougw
>>
>> > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Travis James <
>> > [email protected]>
>> > > wrote:
>>
>> > >> package jtwitter;
>>
>> > >> import java.net.MalformedURLException;
>> > >> import java.text.ParseException;
>> > >> import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
>> > >> import java.util.Date;
>> > >> import java.util.Locale;
>>
>> > >> public class TwitterEntry {
>>
>> > >>        // Twitter Entry Nodes (each corresponds to a XML node with the
>> > >> same
>> > >> name)
>> > >>        public static final String CREATED_AT = "created_at";
>> > >>        public static final String ID = "id";
>> > >>        public static final String TEXT = "text";
>> > >>        public static final String SOURCE = "source";
>>
>> > >>        private Date createdAt;
>> > >>        private int id;
>> > >>        private String text;
>> > >>        private String source;
>> > >>        private TwitterUser user;
>>
>> > >>        //This is currently the date format used by twitter
>> > >>        public static final String TWITTER_DATE_FORMAT = "EEE MMM dd
>> > >> kk:mm:ss
>> > >> Z yyyy";
>>
>> > >>        public TwitterEntry(Date createdAt, int id, String text, String
>> > >> source, TwitterUser user) {
>> > >>                super();
>> > >>                this.createdAt = createdAt;
>> > >>                this.id = id;
>> > >>                this.text = text;
>> > >>                this.source = source;
>> > >>                this.user = user;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public TwitterEntry() {
>> > >>                this.user = new TwitterUser();
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public Date getCreatedAt()
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                return createdAt;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public void setCreatedAt(Date createdAt)
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                this.createdAt = createdAt;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public int getId()
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                return id;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public void setId(int id)
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                this.id = id;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public String getText()
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                return text;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public void setText(String text)
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                this.text = text;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public String getSource()
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                return source;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public void setSource(String source)
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                this.source = source;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public TwitterUser getUser()
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                return user;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public void setUser(TwitterUser user)
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                this.user = user;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>       �...@override
>> > >>        public int hashCode()
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                final int PRIME = 31;
>> > >>                int result = 1;
>> > >>                result = PRIME * result + id;
>> > >>                return result;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>       �...@override
>> > >>        public boolean equals(Object obj)
>> > >>        {
>> > >>                if (this == obj)
>> > >>                        return true;
>> > >>                if (obj == null)
>> > >>                        return false;
>> > >>                if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
>> > >>                        return false;
>> > >>                final TwitterEntry other = (TwitterEntry) obj;
>> > >>                if (id != other.id)
>> > >>                        return false;
>> > >>                return true;
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public void addAttribute(String key, String value)
>> > >>                throws ParseException, MalformedURLException {
>>
>> > >>                if(key.equals(CREATED_AT))
>> > >>                        this.setCreatedAt(makeDate(value));
>> > >>                else if(key.equals(ID))
>> > >>                        this.setId(Integer.parseInt(value));
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TEXT))
>> > >>                        this.setText(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(SOURCE))
>> > >>                        this.setSource(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TwitterUser.NAME))
>> > >>                        this.getUser().setName(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TwitterUser.SCREEN_NAME))
>> > >>                        this.getUser().setScreenName(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TwitterUser.LOCATION))
>> > >>                        this.getUser().setLocation(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TwitterUser.DESCRIPTION))
>> > >>                        this.getUser().setDescription(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TwitterUser.PROFILE_IMAGE_URL))
>> > >>                        this.getUser().setProfileImageURL(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TwitterUser.URL))
>> > >>                        this.getUser().setUrl(value);
>> > >>                else if (key.equals(TwitterUser.IS_PROTECTED))
>>
>> > >>  this.getUser().setProtected(Boolean.parseBoolean(value));
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        public String toString() {
>> > >>                return "Created At: " + this.getCreatedAt() + "; "
>> > >>                + "Status: " + this.getText() + "; "
>> > >>                + "User: " + this.getUser();
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >>        private Date makeDate(String date)
>> > >>                throws ParseException {
>> > >>                return new SimpleDateFormat(TWITTER_DATE_FORMAT,
>> > >> Locale.US).parse
>> > >> (date);
>> > >>        }
>>
>> > >> }
>>
>> > >> On Apr 16, 7:41 am, Cameron Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >> > > I have a Twitter application that I created in Java and I am able to
>> > >> > > get the source parameter by using XMLParser.
>>
>> > >> > > I have my application to where it displays "Username from Source,
>> > >> > > Status Text"
>>
>> > >> > > Username works perfectly, but source only displays when a user
>> > updates
>> > >> > > from the web, if they updated from a different application, all it
>> > >> > > displays is "<".
>>
>> > >> > > Can anyone shed some light on this?
>>
>> > >> > A relevant section of code is always helpful.
>>
>> > >> > --
>> > >> > ------------------------------------
>> > >> > personal:http://www.cameronkaiser.com/--
>> > >> >   Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems *www.floodgap.com*
>> > >> > [email protected]
>> > >> > -- Put down your guns, it's Weasel Stomping Day!
>> > >> > ------------------------------
>

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