(C++) Send XMLHttpRequest using PUT, GET, DELETE, or any HTTP Request Method

The PostXml method is the easiest way to send an XMLHttpRequest using the POST HTTP verb (which is by far the most common). To use a different HTTP request method (such as PUT, GET, DELETE, etc.), the SynchronousRequest method should be called. It provides more flexibility in constructing the exact HTTP request desired.

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkHttp http;

    bool success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  The XML sent in the body of the request is application
    //  specified -- it should contain whatever the server-side
    //  application is expecting..
    const char * xmlStr;
    xmlStr = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><appXml><something>123</something></appXml>";

    //  If the service endpoint is  "http://www.chilkatsoft.com/xmlEcho.asp",
    //  then we have the following arguments to be passed to
    //  SynchronousRequest:
    const char * endpointDomain;
    endpointDomain = "www.chilkatsoft.com";
    long endpointPort;
    endpointPort = 80;
    bool endpointSsl;
    endpointSsl = false;

    //  Prepare the HTTP request object:
    CkHttpRequest request;
    request.put_Path("/xmlEcho.asp");

    //  This example will use the "PUT" HTTP request method
    //  (also known as HTTP verb)
    request.put_HttpVerb("PUT");
    request.put_ContentType("text/xml");
    request.put_Charset("utf-8");
    request.LoadBodyFromString(xmlStr,"utf-8");

    CkHttpResponse *response = 0;
    response = http.SynchronousRequest(endpointDomain,endpointPort,endpointSsl,request);
    if (response == 0 ) {
        printf("%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  The raw HTTP request sent by the above call is:
    //  
PUT /xmlEcho.asp HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: text/xml
Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
Content-Length: 81

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><appXml><something>123</something></appXml>


    //  Examine the Body of the HTTP response
    //  This would be the XML response sent by the server.
    printf("%s\n",response->bodyStr());

    delete response;
    }