SOAP Example

How to send a SOAP request and get the XML response.

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Chilkat.HttpRequest req = new Chilkat.HttpRequest();
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

bool success;

//  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Build this XML SOAP request:
//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
//  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
//  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
//  xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
//    <soap:Body>
//      <GetQuote xmlns="http://www.webserviceX.NET/">
//        <symbol>string</symbol>
//     </GetQuote>
//    </soap:Body>
//  </soap:Envelope>
Chilkat.Xml soapReq = new Chilkat.Xml();
soapReq.Encoding = "utf-8";
soapReq.Tag = "soap:Envelope";
soapReq.AddAttribute("xmlns:xsi","http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance");
soapReq.AddAttribute("xmlns:xsd","http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema");
soapReq.AddAttribute("xmlns:soap","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");

soapReq.NewChild2("soap:Body","");
soapReq.FirstChild2();
soapReq.NewChild2("GetQuote","");
soapReq.FirstChild2();
soapReq.AddAttribute("xmlns","http://www.webserviceX.NET/");
soapReq.NewChild2("symbol","MSFT");
soapReq.GetRoot2();

textBox1.Text += soapReq.GetXml() + "\r\n";

//  Build an SOAP request.
req.UseXmlHttp(soapReq.GetXml());
req.Path = "/stockquote.asmx";

req.AddHeader("SOAPAction","http://www.webserviceX.NET/GetQuote");

//  Send the HTTP POST and get the response.  Note: This is a blocking call.
//  The method does not return until the full HTTP response is received.
string domain;
int port;
bool ssl;
domain = "www.webservicex.net";
port = 80;
ssl = false;
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = null;
resp = http.SynchronousRequest(domain,port,ssl,req);
if (resp == null ) {
    textBox1.Text += http.LastErrorText + "\r\n";
}
else {
    //  The XML response is in the BodyStr property of the response object:
    Chilkat.Xml soapResp = new Chilkat.Xml();
    soapResp.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr);

    //  The response will look like this:
    //  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    //  <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    //  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    //  xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    //    <soap:Body>
    //      <GetQuoteResponse xmlns="http://www.webserviceX.NET/">
    //        <GetQuoteResult>string</GetQuoteResult>
    //      </GetQuoteResponse>
    //    </soap:Body>
    //  </soap:Envelope>
    //  Navigate to soap:Body
    soapResp.FirstChild2();
    //  Navigate to GetQuoteResponse
    soapResp.FirstChild2();
    //  Navigate to GetQuoteResult
    soapResp.FirstChild2();

    //  The actual XML response is the data within GetQuoteResult:
    Chilkat.Xml xmlResp = new Chilkat.Xml();
    xmlResp.LoadXml(soapResp.Content);

    //  Display the XML response:
    textBox1.Text += xmlResp.GetXml() + "\r\n";

}