Android™

HTTP POST with JSON Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a JSON body. 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.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -v -X POST https://example.com/v2/checkout/orders \
    // -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    // -H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
    // -H "Request-Id: 7b92603e-77ed-4896-8e78-5dea2050476a" \
    // -d '{ 
    //       "reference_id": "REFID-000-1001",
    //       "amount": {
    //         "currency_code": "CAD",
    //         "value": "10.00"
    //       }
    //     }'

    // 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 JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

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

    // {
    //   "reference_id": "REFID-000-1001",
    //   "amount": {
    //     "currency_code": "CAD",
    //     "value": "10.00"
    //   }
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("reference_id","REFID-000-1001");
    json.UpdateString("amount.currency_code","CAD");
    json.UpdateString("amount.value","10.00");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("Access-Token");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Request-Id","7b92603e-77ed-4896-8e78-5dea2050476a");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://example.com/v2/checkout/orders",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, String.valueOf(resp.get_StatusCode()));
    Log.i(TAG, resp.bodyStr());

  }

  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."
  }
}