Android™

Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Shows how to replace or remove default HTTP headers.

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();

    //  The following request will be sent.
    //  The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

    //  GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
    //  Host: chilkatsoft.com
    //  Accept: */*
    //  Accept-Encoding: gzip

    String responseBody = http.quickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    //  Examine the request header we just sent..
    Log.i(TAG, http.lastHeader());
    Log.i(TAG, "----");

    //  Remove the default headers:
    http.RemoveRequestHeader("Accept");
    http.RemoveRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding");

    //  Send a request with the following header:

    //  GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
    //  Host: chilkatsoft.com

    responseBody = http.quickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    Log.i(TAG, http.lastHeader());

  }

  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."
  }
}