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5. Blocks Coding with Raspberry Pi
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The documentation includes information on how to download online text and photos, as well as specific instructions for downloading a Una photo.

Downloading Online Text

Get text from internet

{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"Resources_getTextByURL\" disabled=\"true\" x=\"-22\" y=\"67\"><value name=\"url\"><shadow type=\"text\" disabled=\"true\"><field name=\"TEXT\"/></shadow></value></block></xml>"}

This block is used to get the text from online resources.

Parameters: String (URL)

Output: Text

Sample code:

{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"pxt-on-start\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"><statement name=\"HANDLER\"><block type=\"basic_consoleLogText\"><value name=\"text\"><block type=\"Resources_getTextByURL\"><value name=\"url\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\">https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/text</field></shadow></value></block></value></block></statement></block></xml>"}

The output:

Get Text From Internet - Output

Downloading Online Photo

Get photo from internet

{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"Resources_getPhotoByURL\" disabled=\"true\" x=\"-22\" y=\"112\"><value name=\"url\"><shadow type=\"text\" disabled=\"true\"><field name=\"TEXT\"/></shadow></value></block></xml>"}

This block is used to get the image from internet.

Parameters: String (URL)

Output: Image

Sample code:

{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"pxt-on-start\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"><statement name=\"HANDLER\"><block type=\"Camera_showPhoto\"><value name=\"photo\"><block type=\"Resources_getPhotoByURL\"><value name=\"url\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Bananas.svg/2560px-Bananas.svg.png</field></shadow></value></block></value></block></statement></block></xml>"}

The output:

Get Photo from Internet - Output

Downloading Una Photo

Get photo from Una

{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"Resources_getPhotoByResourceId\" disabled=\"true\" x=\"-22\" y=\"202\"><value name=\"id\"><shadow type=\"text\" disabled=\"true\"><field name=\"TEXT\"/></shadow></value></block></xml>"}

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