Build the Stock Market App

The Stock Market app displays the current price of any stock you enter. You'll learn how to web-enable your app and communicate with Web APIs, in this case Yahoo Finance

Step 1: Create an app that shows current Google stock price

Use the Web component, call Web.Get, and then process the response in Web.GotText

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Step 2: Parse the returned data to show only the price

Put the returned data into a list, then extract the first item only

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Step 3: Change the app so that the user can enter any stock symbol

Add a Textbox then build the API call by joining the fixed part with the user's entry

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Step 1: Create an app that shows current Google stock price

Step 2: Parse the returned data to show only the price

Step 3: Change the app so that the user can enter any stock symbol

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