No, you will have to parse that client-side.

Doug Williams
Twitter API Support
http://twitter.com/dougw


On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:11 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?
>
> 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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