Public Sub InitializeAsync( _
   ByVal id As String, _
   ByVal callback As Action(Of ArcGISPortalGroup,Exception) _
) 

public void InitializeAsync( 
   string id,
   Action<ArcGISPortalGroup,Exception> callback
)

<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
  
  <!-- Information the user needs to supply. -->
  
  <!-- Get the ArcGIS Online/ArcGIS Portal base Url. -->
  <sdk:Label Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,83,0,0" Name="Label_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl" VerticalAlignment="Top" 
             Width="231" Content="ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Portal base Url:"/>
  <TextBox Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="239,79,0,0" Name="TextBox_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl" VerticalAlignment="Top" 
           Width="536" />
  
  <!-- Use Anonymous access or IdentityManager with user credentials to access the information about ArcGISPortalGroups. -->
  <CheckBox Content="Use Anynomous Access" Height="16" Margin="12,113,0,0" Name="CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess" 
            VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="165" Click="CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess_Click" />
  <sdk:Label Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="222,113,0,0" Name="Label_UserName" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="70" 
             Content="UserName:"/>
  <TextBox Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="287,109,0,0" Name="TextBox_UserName" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="210" />
  <sdk:Label Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="506,110,0,0" Name="Label_Password" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="56" 
             Content="Password:"/>
  <TextBox Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="565,109,0,0" Name="TextBox_Password" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="210" />
  <sdk:Label Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,144,0,0" Name="Label_SearchGroupId" VerticalAlignment="Top" 
             Width="241" Content="Enter the Id value of an ArcGISPortalGroup:"/>
  <TextBox Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="259,140,0,0" Name="TextBox_SearchGroupId" VerticalAlignment="Top" 
           Width="516" />
  
  <!-- Button to invoke searching for Groups on ArcGIS Online/ArcGIS Portal-->
  <Button Content="Get an ArcGISPortalGroup via it's Id using ArcGISPortalGroup.InitializeAsync" Height="23" 
          HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,172,0,0" Name="Button1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="763" Click="Button1_Click" />
  
  <!-- Display the results to the user. -->
  <sdk:Label Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,203,0,0" Name="Label_GenericInfo" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="202" 
             Content="Generic ArcGIS Portal Information:"/>
  <TextBlock Height="362" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,226,0,0" Name="TextBlock_GenericInfo" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="314" />
  <sdk:Label Height="28" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="331,203,0,0" Name="Label_GroupInfo" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="194" 
             Content="ArcGIS Portal Group Information:"/>
  <ListBox Height="362" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="331,226,0,0" Name="ListBox_GroupInfo" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="444" />
  
  <!-- Provide the instructions on how to use the sample code. -->
  <TextBlock Height="73" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="TextBlock1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="788" 
   TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Set the correct values for the example code initialization variables in the code-behind (the user needs to 
   provide the ArcGIS Online (AGOL) or ArcGIS Portal base Url, credentials via username/password if wanting to access secured services, 
   and the Id value of an ArcGISPortalGroup). Once the user information is provided, click the button to make Asynchronous calls to the 
   AGOL/ArcGIS Portal server to retrieve information for a specific ArcGISPortalGroup." />
  
</Grid>

public MainPage()
{
  InitializeComponent();
  
  // TODO: Provide your default values to run the example code.
  // ==========================================================
  
  // Provide the Url to ArcGIS OnLine (AGOL) or your ArcGIS Portal.
  TextBox_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl.Text = "http://www.arcgis.com";
  
  // If gaining access to secured services on AGOL/Portal provide Username/Password information.
  TextBox_UserName.Text = "YourUserName";
  TextBox_Password.Text = "YourPassword";
  
  // Provide the default Id value of an ArcGISPortalGroup in AGOL/Portal.
  TextBox_SearchGroupId.Text = "c3874c9e6d064f13b21f1ab6cf6ccc4b";
}
            
private void Button1_Click(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
{
  // This sub-routine executes when the user clicks the Button. The purpose is to get general information about the
  // AGOL/Portal service (including user information if trying to access a secured service). Additionally, information
  // about an ArcGISPortalGroup is returned based upon it's Id value. 
  
  // Clear out any existing results before proceeding.
  TextBlock_GenericInfo.Text = "";
  ListBox_GroupInfo.Items.Clear();
  
  // Set the referer string of the IdentityManager using the .TokenGenrationReferer Property. 
  // This will establish the referer string that is part of the Http WebRequest Header.
  // FYI: You can view the 'Referer' header information in freeware/shareware applications like 'Fiddler'.
  // NOTE: 
  // For WPF this value could be any string. 
  //   Ex: "http://www.MyWebSite.com", "http", "h", "Whatever".
  // For Silverlight this value should point to the .xap file, but any sub-string will do. 
  //   Ex: "http://localhost:65121/ClientBin/SL-App.xap", "http", "h". 
  // For Windows Phone this value should point to the application install location on the device, but any sub-string will do. 
  //   Ex: "file://Applications/Install/868A84BA-237D-4980-BF51-74E193CECCF1/Install/", "file", "f".
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.GenerateTokenOptions myGenerateTokenOptions = null;
  myGenerateTokenOptions = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.GenerateTokenOptions();
  myGenerateTokenOptions.Referer = "h";
  
  // Get the base Url for AGOL/Portal.
  string myArcGISPortalBaseUrl = TextBox_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl.Text;
  
  // Get the Username/Password for accessing secured AGOL/Portal services.
  string myUserName = TextBox_UserName.Text;
  string myPassword = TextBox_Password.Text;
  
  // Use IdentityManager to access secured AGOL/Portal services. This will cause an asynchronous call to the 
  // sub-routine called CALLBACK_IdentityManager_GenerateCredentialAsync. 
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.Current.GenerateCredentialAsync(myArcGISPortalBaseUrl, myUserName, myPassword, CALLBACK_IdentityManager_GenerateCredentialAsync, myGenerateTokenOptions);
}
            
private void CALLBACK_IdentityManager_GenerateCredentialAsync(ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.Credential myCredential, System.Exception ex)
{
  // This sub-routine executes as a result of the IdentityManager.GenerateCredentialAsync Method. 
  
  // Ensure there was not a problem in the returned results.
  if (ex == null)
  {
    // Create a new instance of the ArcGISPortal Class.
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortal myArcGISPortal = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortal();
    
    // Determine if we are going to really use the IdentityManager result to get information from AGOL/Portal.
    if (CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess.IsChecked == false)
    {
      // The user wants to use their username/password to access secured AGOL/Portal services. Using this option will
      // display Private Groups to which the logged in user is part of or is the administrator of.
      
      // Set the ArcGISPortal.Token Property to the IdentityManager.Credential long term token.
      // Long term tokens are necessary to access secured AGOL/Portal services.
      myArcGISPortal.Token = myCredential.Token;
    }
    else
    {
      // The user wants to access publically available information from AGOL/Portal services. Private Groups will not
      // be displayed using this option.
      // The need to use the ArcGISPortal.Token is NOT necessary.
    }
    
    // Get the base Url of the AGOL/portal site.
    string myArcGISPortalBaseUrl = TextBox_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl.Text;
    
    // Add the other necessary parts to the base Url string so that information can be accessed on AGOL/Portal.
    string myArcGISPortalEnhancedUrl = myArcGISPortalBaseUrl + "/sharing/rest";
    
    // Make an asynchronous call to obtain information from AGOL/Portal. Upon successful completion of this call
    // you can then gain access to deeper levels of information using other ArcGISPortal asynchronous calls like:
    // .SearchGroupsAsync, .SearchItemsAsnyc, and .SearchUsersAsync.
    myArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync(myArcGISPortalEnhancedUrl, CALLBACK_Portal_InitializeAsync);
  }
  else
  {
    // There was some problem with the IdentityManager.GenerateCredentialAsync call. Display the message to the user.
    MessageBox.Show("Could not log in. Please check credentials.");
  }
}
            
private void CALLBACK_Portal_InitializeAsync(ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortal myArcGISPortal, System.Exception ex)
{
  // This sub-routine executes as a result of the ArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync Method. 
  
  // Ensure there was not a problem in the returned results.
  if (ex == null)
  {
    // Get the ArcGISPortalInfo object from ArcGISPortal. 
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalInfo myArcGISPortalInfo = myArcGISPortal.ArcGISPortalInfo;
    
    // Get the ArcGISPortalInfo.PortalHostname information.
    string myPortalHostName = "";
    if (myArcGISPortalInfo != null)
    {
      myPortalHostName = myArcGISPortalInfo.PortalHostname;
    }
    
    // Get the ArcGISPortal.CurrentUser object. Initialize some string variables for the username and email of the
    // CurrentUser. If we have a valid CurrentUser get that information. If the user tries to get information using
    // anonymous access the default string values of "[NOT AVAILABLE]" are provided.
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalUser myCurrentUser = myArcGISPortal.CurrentUser;
    string myUserName = "[NOT AVAILABLE]";
    string myEmail = "[NOT AVAILABLE]";
    if (myCurrentUser != null)
    {
      myUserName = myCurrentUser.UserName;
      myEmail = myCurrentUser.Email;
    }
    
    // Get the CurrentVerion of the AGOL/Portal server.
    string myCurrentVersion = myArcGISPortal.CurrentVersion;
    
    // Get the Url of the AGOL/Portal server.
    string myUrl = myArcGISPortal.Url;
    
    // Create a StringBuilder class to hold information obtained from the AGOL/Portal service.
    System.Text.StringBuilder myStringBuilder = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
    myStringBuilder.Append("ArcGISPortalInfo.PortalHostName: " + myPortalHostName + Environment.NewLine);
    myStringBuilder.Append("ArcGISPortal.CurrentVersion: " + myCurrentVersion + Environment.NewLine);
    myStringBuilder.Append("ArcGISPortal.Url: " + myUrl + Environment.NewLine);
    myStringBuilder.Append("CurrentUser.UserName: " + myUserName + Environment.NewLine);
    myStringBuilder.Append("CurrentUser.Email: " + myEmail + Environment.NewLine);
    
    // Display the information about the AGOL/Portal server to the user.
    TextBlock_GenericInfo.Text = myStringBuilder.ToString();
    
    //----------------------------------------------------------------
    // Now that the ArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync has successfully been invoked, we can now get more detailed information
    // about a specific ArcGISPortalGroup. 
    
    // Create a new SearchParameters object.
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.SearchParameters mySearchParameters = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.SearchParameters();
    
    // Get the Id value for the ArcGISPortal Group.
    string myArcGISPortalGroupId = TextBox_SearchGroupId.Text;
    
    // Add the search Id of the ArcGISPortalGroup to the SearchParameters.
    mySearchParameters.QueryString = myArcGISPortalGroupId;
    
    // Create a new ArcGISPortalGroup using the ArcGISPortal object in the constructor.
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalGroup myArcGISPortalGroup = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalGroup(myArcGISPortal);
    
    // Use the ArcGISPortalGroup object to access Group information in AGOL/Portal services. This will cause an asynchronous call to the 
    // sub-routine called CALLBACK_ArcGISPortalGroup_InitializeAsync. 
    myArcGISPortalGroup.InitializeAsync(myArcGISPortalGroupId, CALLBACK_ArcGISPortalGroup_InitializeAsync);
  }
  else
  {
    // There was some problem with the ArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync call. Display the message to the user.
    MessageBox.Show("Failed to initialize" + ex.Message.ToString());
  }
}
            
private void CALLBACK_ArcGISPortalGroup_InitializeAsync(ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalGroup myArcGISPortalGroup, System.Exception ex)
{
  // This sub-routine executes as a result of the ArcGISPortalGroup.InitializeAsync Method. 
  
  // Ensure that an ArcGISPortalGroup was found.
  if (myArcGISPortalGroup.IsInitialized == true)
  {
    // A valid ArcGISPortalGroup was returned.
    
    // Get various ArcGISPortalGroup Property information. Like: the image logo for the Group, the owner of the Group, 
    // the access level of the Group (Private, Public, etc.), the title of the Group, the creation date of the 
    // Group, the latest modification date of the Group, the snippet of the Group, and the tags of the Group.
    Uri myImageUri = myArcGISPortalGroup.ThumbnailUri;
    string myOwner = myArcGISPortalGroup.Owner;
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.PortalAccess myAccess = (ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.PortalAccess)myArcGISPortalGroup.Access;
    string myTitle = myArcGISPortalGroup.Title;
    DateTime myCreationDate = myArcGISPortalGroup.CreationDate;
    DateTime myModificationDate = myArcGISPortalGroup.ModificationDate;
    string mySnippet = myArcGISPortalGroup.Snippet;
    string myTags = myArcGISPortalGroup.Tags.FirstOrDefault; // TODO: You could loop through the IEnumerable collection.
    
    // Create a new StackPanel to house the information that will be displayed to the user about the Group found.
    StackPanel myStackPanel = new StackPanel();
    myStackPanel.Orientation = Orientation.Vertical;
    
    if (myImageUri != null)
    {
      // If the Group has an image logo, display it to the user.
      
      // Create a new Image object, define its size and set the Uri of the Image to that for the Group. 
      Image myImage = new Image();
      myImage.Width = 300;
      myImage.Height = 150;
      myImage.Source = new System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage(myImageUri); // Silverlight has issues with .gif format images!
      
      // Display the image on the left in the ListBox.
      StackPanel myStackPanel2 = new StackPanel();
      myStackPanel2.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;
      myStackPanel2.HorizontalAlignment = System.Windows.HorizontalAlignment.Left;
      myStackPanel2.Children.Add(myImage);
      myStackPanel.Children.Add(myStackPanel2);
    }
    else
    {
      // The Group does not have an image thumbnail defined. 
      
      // Inform the use that no image thumbnail is available for display. 
      TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ThumbnailImage = new TextBlock();
      myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ThumbnailImage.Text = "[NO THUMBNAIL IMAGE AVAILABLE]";
      myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ThumbnailImage);
    }
    
    // Display the owner of the Group.
    TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Owner = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Owner.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Owner: " + myOwner.ToString();
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Owner);
    
    // Display the AGOL/Portal Group access level (i.e. Public, Private, etc.).
    TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Access = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Access.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Access: " + myAccess.ToString();
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Access);
    
    // Display the title of the Group.
    TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Title = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Title.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Title: " + myTitle.ToString();
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Title);
    
    // Display the creation date of the Group.
    TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_CreationDate = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_CreationDate.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.CreationDate: " + myCreationDate.ToString();
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_CreationDate);
    
    // Display the latest modification date of the Group.
    TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ModificationDate = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ModificationDate.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.ModificationDate: " + myModificationDate.ToString();
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ModificationDate);
    
    // Display the snippet of the Group.
    TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Snippet = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Snippet.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Snippet: " + mySnippet.ToString();
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Snippet);
    
    // Display the tags of the Group.
    TextBlock myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Tags = new TextBlock();
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Tags.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Tags: " + myTags.ToString();
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Tags);
            
    // Add the various display objects about the Group in the ListBox.
    ListBox_GroupInfo.Items.Add(myStackPanel);
    
  }
  else
  {
    // No ArcGISPortalGroup was found.
    ListBox_GroupInfo.Items.Add("No ArcGISPortalGroup found!");
  }
}
            
private void CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess_Click(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
{
  // This sub-routine execute when the user checks on/off the ability to get information about AGOL/Portal 
  // using anonymous access or via the IdentityManager with a username/password for secured web services.
  
  if (CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess.IsChecked == true)
  {
    // The user wants to have anonymous access to get AGOL/Portal information.
    // Hide the username/password controls.
    
    Label_Password.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
    Label_UserName.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
    TextBox_Password.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
    TextBox_UserName.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
  }
  else
  {
    // The user wants to have IdentityManager with a username/password access to get AGOL/Portal information.
    // Show the username/password controls.
    
    Label_Password.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
    Label_UserName.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
    TextBox_Password.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
    TextBox_UserName.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
  }
}

Public Sub New()
  InitializeComponent()
  
  ' TODO: Provide your default values to run the example code.
  ' ==========================================================
  
  ' Provide the Url to ArcGIS OnLine (AGOL) or your ArcGIS Portal.
  TextBox_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl.Text = "http://www.arcgis.com"
  
  ' If gaining access to secured services on AGOL/Portal provide Username/Password information.
  TextBox_UserName.Text = "YourUserName"
  TextBox_Password.Text = "YourPassword"
  
  ' Provide the default Id value of an ArcGISPortalGroup in AGOL/Portal.
  TextBox_SearchGroupId.Text = "c3874c9e6d064f13b21f1ab6cf6ccc4b"
  
End Sub
            
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs)
  
  ' This sub-routine executes when the user clicks the Button. The purpose is to get general information about the
  ' AGOL/Portal service (including user information if trying to access a secured service). Additionally, information
  ' about an ArcGISPortalGroup is returned based upon it's Id value. 
  
  ' Clear out any existing results before proceeding.
  TextBlock_GenericInfo.Text = ""
  ListBox_GroupInfo.Items.Clear()
  
  ' Set the referer string of the IdentityManager using the .TokenGenrationReferer Property. 
  ' This will establish the referer string that is part of the Http WebRequest Header.
  ' FYI: You can view the 'Referer' header information in freeware/shareware applications like 'Fiddler'.
  ' NOTE: 
  ' For WPF this value could be any string. 
  '   Ex: "http://www.MyWebSite.com", "http", "h", "Whatever".
  ' For Silverlight this value should point to the .xap file, but any sub-string will do. 
  '   Ex: "http://localhost:65121/ClientBin/SL-App.xap", "http", "h". 
  ' For Windows Phone this value should point to the application install location on the device, but any sub-string will do. 
  '   Ex: "file://Applications/Install/868A84BA-237D-4980-BF51-74E193CECCF1/Install/", "file", "f".
  Dim myGenerateTokenOptions As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.GenerateTokenOptions
  myGenerateTokenOptions = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.GenerateTokenOptions
  myGenerateTokenOptions.Referer = "h"
  
  ' Get the base Url for AGOL/Portal.
  Dim myArcGISPortalBaseUrl As String = TextBox_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl.Text
  
  ' Get the Username/Password for accessing secured AGOL/Portal services.
  Dim myUserName As String = TextBox_UserName.Text
  Dim myPassword As String = TextBox_Password.Text
  
  ' Use IdentityManager to access secured AGOL/Portal services. This will cause an asynchronous call to the 
  ' sub-routine called CALLBACK_IdentityManager_GenerateCredentialAsync. 
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.Current.GenerateCredentialAsync(myArcGISPortalBaseUrl,
                                                                     myUserName,
                                                                     myPassword,
                                                                     AddressOf CALLBACK_IdentityManager_GenerateCredentialAsync,
                                                                     myGenerateTokenOptions)
  
End Sub
            
Private Sub CALLBACK_IdentityManager_GenerateCredentialAsync(myCredential As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.IdentityManager.Credential,
                                                             ex As System.Exception)
  
  ' This sub-routine executes as a result of the IdentityManager.GenerateCredentialAsync Method. 
  
  ' Ensure there was not a problem in the returned results.
  If ex Is Nothing Then
    
    ' Create a new instance of the ArcGISPortal Class.
    Dim myArcGISPortal As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortal = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortal
    
    ' Determine if we are going to really use the IdentityManager result to get information from AGOL/Portal.
    If CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess.IsChecked = False Then
      
      ' The user wants to use their username/password to access secured AGOL/Portal services. Using this option will
      ' display Private Groups to which the logged in user is part of or is the administrator of.
      
      ' Set the ArcGISPortal.Token Property to the IdentityManager.Credential long term token.
      ' Long term tokens are necessary to access secured AGOL/Portal services.
      myArcGISPortal.Token = myCredential.Token
      
    Else
      
      ' The user wants to access publically available information from AGOL/Portal services. Private Groups will not
      ' be displayed using this option.
      ' The need to use the ArcGISPortal.Token is NOT necessary.
      
    End If
    
    ' Get the base Url of the AGOL/portal site.
    Dim myArcGISPortalBaseUrl As String = TextBox_ArcGISPortalBaseUrl.Text
    
    ' Add the other necessary parts to the base Url string so that information can be accessed on AGOL/Portal.
    Dim myArcGISPortalEnhancedUrl As String = myArcGISPortalBaseUrl + "/sharing/rest"
    
    ' Make an asynchronous call to obtain information from AGOL/Portal. Upon successful completion of this call
    ' you can then gain access to deeper levels of information using other ArcGISPortal asynchronous calls like:
    ' .SearchGroupsAsync, .SearchItemsAsnyc, and .SearchUsersAsync.
    myArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync(myArcGISPortalEnhancedUrl, AddressOf CALLBACK_Portal_InitializeAsync)
    
  Else
    
    ' There was some problem with the IdentityManager.GenerateCredentialAsync call. Display the message to the user.
    MessageBox.Show("Could not log in. Please check credentials.")
    
  End If
  
End Sub
            
Private Sub CALLBACK_Portal_InitializeAsync(myArcGISPortal As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortal, ex As System.Exception)
  
  ' This sub-routine executes as a result of the ArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync Method. 
  
  ' Ensure there was not a problem in the returned results.
  If ex Is Nothing Then
    
    ' Get the ArcGISPortalInfo object from ArcGISPortal. 
    Dim myArcGISPortalInfo As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalInfo = myArcGISPortal.ArcGISPortalInfo
    
    ' Get the ArcGISPortalInfo.PortalHostname information.
    Dim myPortalHostName As String = ""
    If myArcGISPortalInfo IsNot Nothing Then
      myPortalHostName = myArcGISPortalInfo.PortalHostname
    End If
    
    ' Get the ArcGISPortal.CurrentUser object. Initialize some string variables for the username and email of the
    ' CurrentUser. If we have a valid CurrentUser get that information. If the user tries to get information using
    ' anonymous access the default string values of "[NOT AVAILABLE]" are provided.
    Dim myCurrentUser As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalUser = myArcGISPortal.CurrentUser
    Dim myUserName As String = "[NOT AVAILABLE]"
    Dim myEmail As String = "[NOT AVAILABLE]"
    If myCurrentUser IsNot Nothing Then
      myUserName = myCurrentUser.UserName
      myEmail = myCurrentUser.Email
    End If
    
    ' Get the CurrentVerion of the AGOL/Portal server.
    Dim myCurrentVersion As String = myArcGISPortal.CurrentVersion
    
    ' Get the Url of the AGOL/Portal server.
    Dim myUrl As String = myArcGISPortal.Url
    
    ' Create a StringBuilder class to hold information obtained from the AGOL/Portal service.
    Dim myStringBuilder As New Text.StringBuilder
    myStringBuilder.Append("ArcGISPortalInfo.PortalHostName: " + myPortalHostName + vbCrLf)
    myStringBuilder.Append("ArcGISPortal.CurrentVersion: " + myCurrentVersion + vbCrLf)
    myStringBuilder.Append("ArcGISPortal.Url: " + myUrl + vbCrLf)
    myStringBuilder.Append("CurrentUser.UserName: " + myUserName + vbCrLf)
    myStringBuilder.Append("CurrentUser.Email: " + myEmail + vbCrLf)
    
    ' Display the information about the AGOL/Portal server to the user.
    TextBlock_GenericInfo.Text = myStringBuilder.ToString
    
    '----------------------------------------------------------------
    ' Now that the ArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync has successfully been invoked, we can now get more detailed information
    ' about a specific ArcGISPortalGroup. 
    
    ' Create a new SearchParameters object.
    Dim mySearchParameters As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.SearchParameters = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.SearchParameters
    
    ' Get the Id value for the ArcGISPortal Group.
    Dim myArcGISPortalGroupId As String = TextBox_SearchGroupId.Text
    
    ' Add the search Id of the ArcGISPortalGroup to the SearchParameters.
    mySearchParameters.QueryString = myArcGISPortalGroupId
    
    ' Create a new ArcGISPortalGroup using the ArcGISPortal object in the constructor.
    Dim myArcGISPortalGroup As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalGroup = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalGroup(myArcGISPortal)
    
    ' Use the ArcGISPortalGroup object to access Group information in AGOL/Portal services. This will cause an asynchronous call to the 
    ' sub-routine called CALLBACK_ArcGISPortalGroup_InitializeAsync. 
    myArcGISPortalGroup.InitializeAsync(myArcGISPortalGroupId, AddressOf CALLBACK_ArcGISPortalGroup_InitializeAsync)
    
  Else
    
    ' There was some problem with the ArcGISPortal.InitializeAsync call. Display the message to the user.
    MessageBox.Show("Failed to initialize" & ex.Message.ToString())
    
  End If
  
End Sub
            
Private Sub CALLBACK_ArcGISPortalGroup_InitializeAsync(myArcGISPortalGroup As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.ArcGISPortalGroup,
                                                       ex As System.Exception)
  
  ' This sub-routine executes as a result of the ArcGISPortalGroup.InitializeAsync Method. 
  
  ' Ensure that an ArcGISPortalGroup was found.
  If myArcGISPortalGroup.IsInitialized = True Then
    
    ' A valid ArcGISPortalGroup was returned.
    
    ' Get various ArcGISPortalGroup Property information. Like: the image logo for the Group, the owner of the Group, 
    ' the access level of the Group (Private, Public, etc.), the title of the Group, the creation date of the 
    ' Group, the latest modification date of the Group, the snippet of the Group, and the tags of the Group.
    Dim myImageUri As Uri = myArcGISPortalGroup.ThumbnailUri
    Dim myOwner As String = myArcGISPortalGroup.Owner
    Dim myAccess As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.PortalAccess = myArcGISPortalGroup.Access
    Dim myTitle As String = myArcGISPortalGroup.Title
    Dim myCreationDate As Date = myArcGISPortalGroup.CreationDate
    Dim myModificationDate As Date = myArcGISPortalGroup.ModificationDate
    Dim mySnippet As String = myArcGISPortalGroup.Snippet
    Dim myTags As String = myArcGISPortalGroup.Tags.FirstOrDefault ' TODO: You could loop through the IEnumerable collection.
    
    ' Create a new StackPanel to house the information that will be displayed to the user about the Group found.
    Dim myStackPanel As New StackPanel
    myStackPanel.Orientation = Orientation.Vertical
    
    If myImageUri IsNot Nothing Then
      
      ' If the Group has an image logo, display it to the user.
      
      ' Create a new Image object, define its size and set the Uri of the Image to that for the Group. 
      Dim myImage As New Image
      myImage.Width = 300
      myImage.Height = 150
      myImage.Source = New Imaging.BitmapImage(myImageUri) ' Silverlight has issues with .gif format images!
      
      ' Display the image on the left in the ListBox.
      Dim myStackPanel2 As New StackPanel
      myStackPanel2.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal
      myStackPanel2.HorizontalAlignment = Windows.HorizontalAlignment.Left
      myStackPanel2.Children.Add(myImage)
      myStackPanel.Children.Add(myStackPanel2)
      
    Else
      
      ' The Group does not have an image thumbnail defined. 
      
      ' Inform the use that no image thumbnail is available for display. 
      Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ThumbnailImage As New TextBlock
      myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ThumbnailImage.Text = "[NO THUMBNAIL IMAGE AVAILABLE]"
      myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ThumbnailImage)
      
    End If
    
    ' Display the owner of the Group.
    Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Owner As New TextBlock
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Owner.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Owner: " + myOwner.ToString
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Owner)
    
    ' Display the AGOL/Portal Group access level (i.e. Public, Private, etc.).
    Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Access As New TextBlock
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Access.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Access: " + myAccess.ToString
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Access)
    
    ' Display the title of the Group.
    Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Title As New TextBlock
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Title.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Title: " + myTitle.ToString
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Title)
    
    ' Display the creation date of the Group.
    Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_CreationDate As New TextBlock
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_CreationDate.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.CreationDate: " + myCreationDate.ToString
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_CreationDate)
    
    ' Display the latest modification date of the Group.
    Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ModificationDate As New TextBlock
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ModificationDate.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.ModificationDate: " + myModificationDate.ToString
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_ModificationDate)
    
    ' Display the snippet of the Group.
    Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Snippet As New TextBlock
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Snippet.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Snippet: " + mySnippet.ToString
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Snippet)
    
    ' Display the tags of the Group.
    Dim myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Tags As New TextBlock
    myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Tags.Text = "ArcGISPortalGroup.Tags: " + myTags.ToString
    myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock_ArcGISPortalGroup_Tags)
            
    ' Add the various display objects about the Group in the ListBox.
    ListBox_GroupInfo.Items.Add(myStackPanel)
    
  Else
    
    ' No ArcGISPortalGroup was found.
    ListBox_GroupInfo.Items.Add("No ArcGISPortalGroup found!")
    
  End If
  
End Sub
            
Private Sub CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs)
  
  ' This sub-routine execute when the user checks on/off the ability to get information about AGOL/Portal 
  ' using anonymous access or via the IdentityManager with a username/password for secured web services.
  
  If CheckBox_UseAnonymousAccess.IsChecked = True Then
    
    ' The user wants to have anonymous access to get AGOL/Portal information.
    ' Hide the username/password controls.
    
    Label_Password.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Collapsed
    Label_UserName.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Collapsed
    TextBox_Password.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Collapsed
    TextBox_UserName.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Collapsed
    
  Else
    
    ' The user wants to have IdentityManager with a username/password access to get AGOL/Portal information.
    ' Show the username/password controls.
    
    Label_Password.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Visible
    Label_UserName.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Visible
    TextBox_Password.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Visible
    TextBox_UserName.Visibility = Windows.Visibility.Visible
    
  End If
  
End Sub