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==Component Source Code==
==Component Source Code==


Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wikicopy/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx]
Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx]


Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx]
Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx]


==Detailed description==
==Detailed description==




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==Examples==
==Examples==




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==Macro reference==
==Macro reference==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetURL'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item URL 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''RequestData'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | ItemNumber
|-
| colspan="2" | Headline Index To Read 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetTitle'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item Title 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetDescription'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item Description 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets up the component ready to collect news data. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
==Property reference==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | LinkTo
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | BBC IP Address
|-
| colspan="2" | IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | News Feed
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Feed URL
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Receive Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Data
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Record Title
|-
| colspan="2" | Stores the news topic title into RAM. 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Title Buffer Size
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of bytes to allocate to storing titles. 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Record Description
|-
| colspan="2" | Stores the news topic description into RAM. 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Record URL
|-
| colspan="2" | Records the news topics full story URL into RAM 
|}==Macro reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"

Revision as of 09:52, 27 January 2023

Author MatrixTSL
Version 1.0
Category Comms: IoT/Cloud


BBC News component

Easily allows you to collect the news headlines and stories from the BBC RSS feed.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples


Macro reference

GetURL
Get Selected News Item URL 
- STRING Return


RequestData
Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
- UINT ItemNumber
Headline Index To Read 
- UINT Return


GetTitle
Get Selected News Item Title 
- STRING Return


GetDescription
Get Selected News Item Description 
- STRING Return


Initialise
Sets up the component ready to collect news data. 
- VOID Return



Property reference

Properties
LinkTo
 
BBC IP Address
IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk 
News Feed
 
Feed URL
 
Receive Timeout
Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. 
Data
Record Title
Stores the news topic title into RAM. 
Title Buffer Size
Number of bytes to allocate to storing titles. 
Record Description
Stores the news topic description into RAM. 
Record URL
Records the news topics full story URL into RAM 

==Macro reference==

GetURL
Get Selected News Item URL 
- STRING Return


RequestData
Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
- UINT ItemNumber
Headline Index To Read 
- UINT Return


GetTitle
Get Selected News Item Title 
- STRING Return


GetDescription
Get Selected News Item Description 
- STRING Return


Initialise
Sets up the component ready to collect news data. 
- VOID Return



Property reference

Properties
LinkTo
 
BBC IP Address
IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk 
News Feed
 
Feed URL
 
Receive Timeout
Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. 
Data
Record Title
Stores the news topic title into RAM. 
Title Buffer Size
Number of bytes to allocate to storing titles. 
Record Description
Stores the news topic description into RAM. 
Record URL
Records the news topics full story URL into RAM 

==Macro reference==

GetURL
Get Selected News Item URL 
- STRING Return


RequestData
Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
- UINT ItemNumber
Headline Index To Read 
- UINT Return


GetTitle
Get Selected News Item Title 
- STRING Return


GetDescription
Get Selected News Item Description 
- STRING Return


Initialise
Sets up the component ready to collect news data. 
- VOID Return



Property reference

Properties
LinkTo
 
BBC IP Address
IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk 
News Feed
 
Feed URL
 
Receive Timeout
Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. 
Data
Record Title
Stores the news topic title into RAM. 
Title Buffer Size
Number of bytes to allocate to storing titles. 
Record Description
Stores the news topic description into RAM. 
Record URL
Records the news topics full story URL into RAM 

==Macro reference==

GetURL
Get Selected News Item URL 
- STRING Return


RequestData
Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
- UINT ItemNumber
Headline Index To Read 
- UINT Return


GetTitle
Get Selected News Item Title 
- STRING Return


GetDescription
Get Selected News Item Description 
- STRING Return


Initialise
Sets up the component ready to collect news data. 
- VOID Return



Property reference

Properties
LinkTo
 
BBC IP Address
IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk 
News Feed
 
Feed URL
 
Receive Timeout
Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. 
Data
Record Title
Stores the news topic title into RAM. 
Title Buffer Size
Number of bytes to allocate to storing titles. 
Record Description
Stores the news topic description into RAM. 
Record URL
Records the news topics full story URL into RAM