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HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body.

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C
#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkXml.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkXml xml;
    HCkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
    //   -H "Host: www.example.org" \
    //   -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
    //   -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
    //   -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
    // 
    // <soap:Envelope
    // xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
    // soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    // 
    // <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    //   <m:GetStockPrice>
    //     <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    //   </m:GetStockPrice>
    // </soap:Body>
    // 
    // </soap:Envelope>'

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
    // Generate Code to Create XML

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
    // to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // The following XML is sent in the request body.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    //     <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    //         <m:GetStockPrice>
    //             <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    //         </m:GetStockPrice>
    //     </soap:Body>
    // </soap:Envelope>
    // 

    xml = CkXml_Create();
    CkXml_putTag(xml,"soap:Envelope");
    CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:soap","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/");
    CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,"soap:encodingStyle","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"soap:Body",TRUE,"xmlns:m","http://www.example.org/stock");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName","IBM");

    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"SOAPAction","http://www.example.org/StockPrice");
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Host","www.example.org");
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8");

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkXml_GetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody);

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpSb(http,"POST","https://example.com/StockQuote",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkXml_Dispose(xml);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    printf("%d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkXml_Dispose(xml);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }