SOAP Example

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

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkHttpRequest req = new CkHttpRequest();
    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    boolean success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(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>
    CkXml soapReq = new CkXml();
    soapReq.put_Encoding("utf-8");
    soapReq.put_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();

    System.out.println(soapReq.getXml());

    //  Build an SOAP request.
    req.UseXmlHttp(soapReq.getXml());
    req.put_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;
    boolean ssl;
    domain = "www.webservicex.net";
    port = 80;
    ssl = false;
    CkHttpResponse resp;
    resp = http.SynchronousRequest(domain,port,ssl,req);
    if (resp == null ) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
    }
    else {
        //  The XML response is in the BodyStr property of the response object:
        CkXml soapResp = new CkXml();
        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:
        CkXml xmlResp = new CkXml();
        xmlResp.LoadXml(soapResp.content());

        //  Display the XML response:
        System.out.println(xmlResp.getXml());

    }

  }
}