BingHomepage.CSharp

BingHomepage.CSharp library is powered by BingHomepageAPI which provides Bing's current homepage image details which include URL for image, Copyright information, and a Copyright link.

Usage

Getting the library

Download the Library from releases page and add a reference to it.

Getting data

To get data, define a new instance of BingHomepage Class using new keyword. You can use optional parameter in constructor to define two letter country code for Bing Region.

var data = new BingHomepage("US");

Using data

Data returned from class is:

Return Type	Calling name	Type	Description
string	GetImageUrl	Property	Returns image URL on bing's server.
string	GetCopyright	Property	Returns copyright information.
string	GetCopyrightLink	Property	Returns Copyright link.
Image	GetImage(string)	Function	Returns Image type of image. Parameter required is path to save image.

Example

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Test {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
            var data = new BingHomepage("US");
            pictureBox1.Image = data.GetImage(Path.GetTempFileName());
            label1.Text = data.GetCopyright;
            linkLabel1.Text = data.GetCopyrightLink;
            linkLabel1.Click += (s, e) => new Process {StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(linkLabel1.Text)}.Start();
        }
    }
}