Android™

Add Additional Headers to HTTP Requests

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Shows how to add a additional HTTP headers to HTTP requests.

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Add a few request headers to be sent with all requests.
    http.SetRequestHeader("X-CSRF-Token","Fetch");
    http.SetRequestHeader("X-Example","123ABC");

    // The following request will be sent:

    // GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
    // Host: chilkatsoft.com
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // X-CSRF-Token: Fetch
    // X-Example: 123ABC

    // Send an HTTP GET request and return the response body.
    String responseBody = http.quickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    Log.i(TAG, responseBody);

  }

  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."
  }
}