Android™

Create a New Table in an Azure Storage Account

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Creates a new table using the Azure Table Service REST API. Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    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();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST \
    //   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //   -H "Accept: application/json;odata=fullmetadata" \
    //   -H "Prefer: return-content" \
    //   -d '{   
    //     "TableName":"mytable"  
    // }' https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables

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

    // IMPORTANT: Make sure to change "myaccount" to your actual Azure Storage Account name.
    // URL: https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("myaccount.table.core.windows.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "ConnectFailReason: " + String.valueOf(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()));
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST call.
    CkAuthAzureStorage azAuth = new CkAuthAzureStorage();
    azAuth.put_AccessKey("AZURE_ACCESS_KEY");
    // The account name used here should match the 1st part of the domain passed in the call to Connect (above).
    azAuth.put_Account("myaccount");
    azAuth.put_Scheme("SharedKey");
    azAuth.put_Service("Table");

    // This causes the "x-ms-version: 2019-07-07" header to be automatically added.
    azAuth.put_XMsVersion("2019-07-07");
    success = rest.SetAuthAzureStorage(azAuth);

    // Note: The application does not need to explicitly set the following
    // headers: Content-Length, x-ms-date, Authorization.  These headers
    // are automatically set by Chilkat.

    // Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
    // The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent.  Chilkat will automatically
    // reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed.  It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
    // made via the Connect method.

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

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

    // {
    //   "TableName": "mytable"
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("TableName","mytable");

    rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json;odata=fullmetadata");
    rest.AddHeader("Prefer","return-content");
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/Tables",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
        Log.i(TAG, rest.responseHeader());
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
        Log.i(TAG, sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    Log.i(TAG, jsonResponse.emit());

    String odata_metadata = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.metadata\"");
    String odata_type = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.type\"");
    String odata_id = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.id\"");
    String odata_editLink = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.editLink\"");
    String TableName = jsonResponse.stringOf("TableName");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}