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Andrew Lambert edited this page Apr 20, 2016 · 12 revisions

##Retrieving definitions using the DICT protocol The DICT protocol is for requesting the definition of words over the Internet.

This example performs a synchronous DICT request on the calling thread for the word "antediluvian":

  Dim c As New cURLClient
  If Not c.Get("dict://dict.org/d:antediluvian") Then Raise New libcURL.cURLException(c.EasyItem)
  Dim definition As String = c.GetDownloadedData

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