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SQS List Queues

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Returns a list of your Amazon SQS queues. The maximum number of queues that can be returned is 1000. If you specify a value for the optional QueueNamePrefix query parameter, only queues with a name beginning with the specified value are returned.

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Java
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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    // such as https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    CkAuthAws authAws = new CkAuthAws();
    authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    // the region should match our URL above..
    authAws.put_Region("us-west-2");
    authAws.put_ServiceName("sqs");

    rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    rest.AddQueryParam("Action","ListQueues");
    // List only queues having a name starting with "c".
    // Comment out this line to list all queues.
    rest.AddQueryParam("QueueNamePrefix","c");

    String responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText());
        System.out.println("response header: " + rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("response body: " + responseXml);
        return;
        }

    // Examine the successful XML response.
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
    System.out.println(xml.getXml());
    System.out.println("----");

    // A successful response looks like this:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <ListQueuesResponse xmlns="http://queue.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-11-05/">
    //     <ListQueuesResult>
    //         <QueueUrl>https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123491855557/chilkatTest</QueueUrl>
    //         <QueueUrl>https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123496666627/chilkatses</QueueUrl>
    //     </ListQueuesResult>
    //     <ResponseMetadata>
    //         <RequestId>77bce138-fbcc-5e42-9ee3-b15c1f7178c2</RequestId>
    //     </ResponseMetadata>
    // </ListQueuesResponse>

    // Get each queue URL..
    xml.FindChild2("ListQueuesResult");
    int i = 0;
    int numQueues = xml.get_NumChildren();
    while (i < numQueues) {
        System.out.println("QueueUrl: " + xml.getChildContentByIndex(i));
        i = i+1;
        }

    xml.GetRoot2();
  }
}