C# code to publish, delete, retrieve tweets using oauth

The following C#.net class can be used to update statuses, delete, retweet statuses, obtain information regarding a particular status and any body who retweeted a particular status using status id.

This class implements all the methods that are under the “Tweets Resources” section in Twitter API documentation

	using System;
	using System.Text;
	using System.Collections.Generic;
	namespace TwitterAPI
	{
	public class Tweets
	{
	#region Class-Level-Declarations
	private oAuthTwitter OAuth;
	/// <summary>
	/// Create, Update, retrieve, delete tweets(status messages) using this class
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="_oauth">An authorized and authenticated oAuth token</param>
	public Tweets(oAuthTwitter _oauth)
	{
	this.OAuth = _oauth;
	}
	public enum ResponseFormat { JSON, XML };
	#endregion
	#region Show:ID
	/// <summary>
	/// Returns a single status, specified by the id parameter below. The status's author will be returned inline.
	/// This does not require authentication as long as the status is not protected
	/// This is a rate limited call
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="response_format">The format in which you want twitter to respond</param>
	/// <param name="statusid">The numerical ID of the desired status.</param>
	/// <param name="optionalparameters">Any other optional parameters.Use an empty string if you dont want to pass any optional parameters</param>
	/// <returns>Response string from twitter in user selected format</returns>
	public string Show_By_ID(ResponseFormat response_format, string statusid, string optionalparameters)
	{
	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(statusid))
	throw new ArgumentNullException(statusid, "Status Id cannot be null");
	return OAuth.oAuthWebRequest(oAuthTwitter.Method.GET, "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/show/&quot; + statusid + "." + response_format.ToString(), optionalparameters);
	}
	#endregion
	#region Update
	/// <summary>
	/// Updates the authenticating user's status. A status update with text identical to the authenticating user's current status will be ignored to prevent duplicates.
	/// Authentication is required and this call is not rate limited
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="tweet_message">The text of your status update, up to 140 characters.</param>
	/// <param name="reponse_format">The format in which you want twitter to respond</param>
	/// <param name="optionalparameters">Any optional paramters you want to pass</param>
	/// <returns>Response string from twitter in user selected format </returns>
	public string UpdateStatus(ResponseFormat reponse_format, string tweet_message, string optionalparameters)
	{
	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tweet_message))
	throw new ArgumentNullException(tweet_message, "The status message cannot be null");
	return OAuth.oAuthWebRequest(oAuthTwitter.Method.POST, "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/update.&quot; + reponse_format.ToString(), "status=" + tweet_message + optionalparameters);
	}
	#endregion
	#region Destroy:Id
	/// <summary>
	/// Destroys the status specified by the required ID parameter.In other words deletes the specified tweet
	/// Requires authentication, and rate limited is false
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="response_format">The format in which you want twitter to respond</param>
	/// <param name="statusid">The numerical ID of the desired status.</param>
	/// <param name="optionalparameters">Any other optional parameters.Use an empty string if you dont want to pass any optional parameters</param>
	/// <returns>Response string from twitter in user selected format</returns>
	public string Destroy_By_Id(ResponseFormat response_format, string statusid, string optionalparameters)
	{
	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(statusid))
	throw new ArgumentNullException(statusid, "Status Id cannot be null");
	return OAuth.oAuthWebRequest(oAuthTwitter.Method.POST, "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/destroy/&quot; + statusid + "." + response_format.ToString(), optionalparameters);
	}
	#endregion
	#region Retweet:Id
	/// <summary>
	/// Retweets a tweet. Returns the original tweet with retweet details embedded.
	/// Does not require authentication, and rate limited is false
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="response_format">The format in which you want twitter to respond</param>
	/// <param name="statusid">The numerical ID of the desired status.</param>
	/// <param name="optionalparameters">Any other optional parameters.Use an empty string if you dont want to pass any optional parameters</param>
	/// <returns>Response string from twitter in user selected format</returns>
	public string Retweet_By_Id(ResponseFormat response_format, string statusid, string optionalparameters)
	{
	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(statusid))
	throw new ArgumentNullException(statusid, "Status Id cannot be null");
	return OAuth.oAuthWebRequest(oAuthTwitter.Method.POST, "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/retweet/&quot; + statusid + "." + response_format.ToString(), optionalparameters);
	}
	#endregion
	#region Show Retweets:Id
	/// <summary>
	///Returns up to 100 of the first retweets of a given tweet.
	/// Does not require authentication, and rate limited is false
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="response_format">The format in which you want twitter to respond</param>
	/// <param name="statusid">The numerical ID of the desired status.</param>
	/// <param name="optionalparameters">Any other optional parameters.Use an empty string if you dont want to pass any optional parameters</param>
	/// <returns>Response string from twitter in user selected format</returns>
	public string Show_Retweets_By_Id(ResponseFormat response_format, string statusid, string optionalparameters)
	{
	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(statusid))
	throw new ArgumentNullException(statusid, "Status Id cannot be null");
	return OAuth.oAuthWebRequest(oAuthTwitter.Method.GET, "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/retweets/&quot; + statusid + "." + response_format.ToString(), optionalparameters);
	}
	#endregion
	#region Show Retweeted By:Id
	/// <summary>
	/// Show user objects of up to 100 members who retweeted the status.
	/// Requires authentication, and rate limited
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="response_format">The format in which you want twitter to respond</param>
	/// <param name="statusid">The numerical ID of the desired status.</param>
	/// <param name="optionalparameters">Any other optional parameters.Use an empty string if you dont want to pass any optional parameters</param>
	/// <returns>Response string from twitter in user selected format</returns>
	public string Show_Retweetedby_By_Id(ResponseFormat response_format, string statusid, string optionalparameters)
	{
	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(statusid))
	throw new ArgumentNullException(statusid, "Status Id cannot be null");
	return OAuth.oAuthWebRequest(oAuthTwitter.Method.GET, "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/&quot; + statusid + "/retweeted_by." + response_format.ToString(), optionalparameters);
	}
	#endregion
	#region Show Retweeted By:Id
	/// <summary>
	/// Show user ids of up to 100 users who retweeted the status.
	/// Requires authentication, and rate limited
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="response_format">The format in which you want twitter to respond</param>
	/// <param name="statusid">The numerical ID of the desired status.</param>
	/// <param name="optionalparameters">Any other optional parameters.Use an empty string if you dont want to pass any optional parameters</param>
	/// <returns>Response string from twitter in user selected format</returns>
	public string Show_Retweetedby_By_Id(ResponseFormat response_format, string statusid, string optionalparameters)
	{
	if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(statusid))
	throw new ArgumentNullException(statusid, "Status Id cannot be null");
	return OAuth.oAuthWebRequest(oAuthTwitter.Method.GET, "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/&quot; + statusid + "/retweeted_by/ids." + response_format.ToString(), optionalparameters);
	} #endregion
	}
	}

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This class file uses OAuth implementation by shannon whitley (for more information see my previous post Implementing oauth twitter search in C# and JSON).

You can download the complete source code along with this class from https://sites.google.com/site/coderbuddy/downloads/TwitterAPI.zip?attredirects=0&d=1