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HTTPS Upload File to Web Server

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Uploads a file to a web server using HTTPS. 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.

    // The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
    // always be explicitly set.
    CkHttpRequest req = new CkHttpRequest();
    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/receiveMyUpload.aspx");
    req.put_ContentType("multipart/form-data");

    req.AddStringForUpload("fileA","fileA.txt","This is the contents of file A","utf-8");
    success = req.AddFileForUpload("starfish.jpg","qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, req.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // IMPORTANT:
    // HTTP uploads require a counterpart implementation on the server, written in any desired language
    // such as C#, Classic ASP, PHP, etc., which consumes the upload being sent.
    // See: ASP.NET Receive Upload
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Do the upload.
    boolean useSslTls = true;
    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpSReq("www.example.com",443,useSslTls,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "response status code = " + String.valueOf(resp.get_StatusCode()));
    Log.i(TAG, "response body:");
    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."
  }
}