Android™

Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML. 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();

    String strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=\"https://xyz.com\"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>";

    // Maybe you need other headers?
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/xml");

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpStr("POST","https://www.somewebsite.com/",strXml,"utf-8","application/xml",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Examine the response status code:
    Log.i(TAG, "response status code = " + String.valueOf(resp.get_StatusCode()));

    // Examine the response body:
    Log.i(TAG, "response body: " + 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."
  }
}