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  • I’ve been working on a .NET library to retrieve all images from a users Twitpic account. I thought it would be quite a useful .NET library to have since there have been some users requesting one (including me) on some websites and forums.

    I will note that this is NOT a completely functioning Twitpic library that makes use of all API requests that have been listed on Twitpic’s developer site. Currently, the library only contains core integration on returning information of a specified user (users/show), enough to create a nice picture gallery.

    My Twitpic .NET library will return the following information:

    • ID
    • Twitter ID
    • Location
    • Website
    • Biography
    • Avatar URL
    • Image Timestamp
    • Photo Count
    • Images

    Code Example:

    private void PopulateGallery()
    {
        var hasMoreRecords = false;
    
        //Twitpic.Get(<username>, <page-number>)
        TwitpicUser tu = Twitpic.Get("sbhomra", 1);
    
        if (tu != null)
        {
            if (tu.PhotoCount > 20)
                hasMoreRecords = true;
    
            if (tu.Images != null && tu.Images.Count > 0)
            {
                //Bind Images to Repeater
                TwitPicImages.DataSource = tu.Images;
                TwitPicImages.DataBind();
            }
            else
            {
                TwitPicImages.Visible = false;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            TwitPicImages.Visible = false;
        }
    }
    

    From using the code above as a basis, I managed to create a simple Photo Gallery of my own: /Photos.aspx

    If you experience any errors or issues, please leave a comment.

    Download: iSurinder.TwitPic.zip (5.15 kb)