SearchCharacter

SearchCharacter

Returns list of results related to search. This method parses item data by query from https://myanimelist.net/character.php. Returned list is paged with page size equal 50 character entries.

Parameters

SearchCharacter(String query)

Type	Name	Summary
String	query	Search query.

SearchCharacter(String query, Int32 page)

Type	Name	Summary
String	query	Search query.
Int32	page	Index of page folding 50 records of top ranging (e.g. 1 will return first 50 records, 2 will return record from 51 to 100 etc.)

Usage

// Initialize JikanWrapper
IJikan jikan = new Jikan(true);

// Send request to search character with "spiegel" key word
CharacterSearchResult characterSearchResult = await jikan.SearchCharacter("spiegel");

// Print name of the first result
// Output -> "Spike Spiegel"
Console.WriteLine(characterSearchResult.Results.First().Name);

// Send request to search character with "edward" key word, second page (positions 51-100)
characterSearchResult = await jikan.SearchCharacter("edward", 2);

CharacterSearchResult ResultProperties

SearchCharacter request return an CharacterSearchResult object. Schema:

Type	Name	Summary
Nullable<Int32>	ResultLastPage	Index of the last page.
ICollection<CharacterSearchEntry>	Results	List of search results.

Results is a collection of CharacterSearchEntry objects. Schema:

Type	Name	Summary
ICollection<String>	AlternativeNames	Nicknames/alternative names of the character separated by comma.
ICollection<MALSubItem>	Animeography	Character's animeography (without anime type).
String	ImageURL	Character's image URL
Int64	MalId	ID associated with MyAnimeList.
ICollection<MALSubItem>	Mangaography	Character's mangaography (without anime type).
String	Name	Name of the character.
String	URL	URL to character's page.