Hello!

I am using the Urban Dictionary API code below from their site to get definitions of bad words to display on my site.

The problem is displaying it!

The code I currently have is:

require_once '/var/www/httpdocs/nusoap.php';

define('KEY', 'mykey');

$soap = new soapclient('http://api.urbandictionary.com/soap');
$result = $soap->call('lookup', array('key' => KEY, 'term' => 'dro'));

if ($error = $soap->getError()) {
    print $error;
} else {
    print_r($result);
}

This works "okay", and displays (in show source) things like:

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [word] => dro
            [definition] => HyDROponically grown marijuana, i.e., "homegrown". Pot grown indoors in hydroponic chambers, which regulate light, humidity, and temperature. Usually a higher, more pure quality of weed than that found elsewhere. Whether there are additives such as cocaine in it is a secondary matter - ask honest questions of your dealer. When in doubt - don't buy.
            [example] => From Chingy's hit song "Holidae In" - 

Get a 12-pack of Coronas, and a ounce o' 'dro, ya know
            [author] => papi
            [url] => http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dro&defid=407665
            [defid] => 407665
        )

[1] => Array
    (
        [word] => dro
        [definition] => Highly expensive hydroponically grown marijuana.  Very Potent
        [example] => WE GOT DRO!
Lets smoke that dro!

        [author] => DATOMUSABGAY
        [url] => http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dro&defid=16203
        [defid] => 16203
    )

and more...

Basically, what I want to do though is only show the top one [1] in the form of:

Word: thewordhere
Definition: the definition here
Description: description here

Lastly, I have found another issue I don't know how to handle. If a word is provided that doesn't exist in the UrbanDcitionary database, it only replies with:

Array
(
)

rather than an error. Is it possible if that happens to output a "Word is not defined"?

I was thinking as I will be included the above modified code into an existing script, if the urbandictionary server doesn't respond, is there a way to make it simply output a message saying that to prevent the script from timing out or dying?

Any help is much appreciated!

    You can see if there is any output by using the [man]empty/man function to see if the array is empty.

    As for displaying what you want, you can just use the typical array stuff:

    // Do your soap call here or above....

echo 'Word: ' . $result[0]['word'] . '<br />
Definition: ' . $result[0]['definition'] . '<br />
Example: ' . $result[0]['example'];
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