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Android Build a Weather App Working with JSON Setting the Weather Icon

Posted by Sharina V Jones
Sharina V Jones
Courses Plus Student 1,847 Points

AccuWeather Icons

I just wanted to share the code I had using the AccuWeather API. It sends the info as an int, rather than a string.

My declarations

public class CurrentWeather {
    ...
    private int weatherIcon;
    ...

    public int getIconId(int weatherIcon) {
        //https://developer.accuweather.com/weather-icons
        //1. clear-day, 33. clear-night, 18. rain, 22. snow, 25. sleet, 32. windy, 11. fog, 7. cloudy
            //3. partly-cloudy day, 39. partly-cloudy-night

        int iconId = R.drawable.clear_day;

        switch(weatherIcon) {
            case 1:
                iconId = R.drawable.clear_day;
                break;
            case 33:
                iconId = R.drawable.clear_night;
                break;
            case 18:
                iconId = R.drawable.rain;
                break;
            case 22:
                iconId = R.drawable.snow;
                break;
            case 25:
                iconId = R.drawable.sleet;
                break;
            case 32:
                iconId = R.drawable.wind;
                break;
            case 11:
                iconId = R.drawable.fog;
                break;
            case 7:
                iconId = R.drawable.cloudy;
                break;
            case 3:
                iconId = R.drawable.partly_cloudy;
                break;
            case 39:
                iconId = R.drawable.cloudy_night;
                break;
        }
        return iconId;
    }
...
}