(C) Example: Http.HttpStr method

Shows how to use the HttpStr method to send an HTTP POST request with the text of a string as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: chilkatsoft.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 26

{"greeting":"Hello World"}

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    const char *requestBody;
    const char *url;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    success = FALSE;

    http = CkHttp_Create();
    success = FALSE;

    requestBody = "{\"greeting\":\"Hello World\"}";

    // This URL echoes the contents of the request body, letting us view it.
    url = "https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp";

    // Send a POST with the contents of the string in the HTTP request body.
    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpStr(http,"POST",url,requestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    printf("Response Status Code: %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));

    // Examine the request we sent.
    // The LastHeader property stores the HTTP request header of the most recent request sent,
    // and in this instance, the response body mirrors the request body.
    printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastHeader(http));
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));

    // Output:

    // POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Host: chilkatsoft.com
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // Content-Type: application/json
    // Content-Length: 26
    // 
    // {"greeting":"Hello World"}


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }