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Load XML Object from HTTP Response Body

Demonstrates how to load the HTTP response body directly into an XML object.

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

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

    success = FALSE;

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpStr(http,"GET","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampledata/inventory.xml","","","",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    xml = CkXml_Create();

    //  If we wish to transfer (instead of copy) the XML from the HttpResponse to the Xml, then add the keyword "TakeResponseBody" to UncommonOptions
    //  This could save memory for extremely large XML responses.
    CkHttpResponse_putUncommonOptions(resp,"TakeResponseBody");

    CkHttpResponse_GetBodyXml(resp,xml);

    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    //  Note: If UncommonOptions contained "TakeResponseBody", then the response BodyStr will now be empty:
    printf("----\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));


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

    }