(C++) Example: Http.HttpReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpReq method.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkHttp http;
    success = false;

    // This example will send an HTTP POST with the body of the HTTP request containing JSON.

    // Create the following JSON: { "name": "Harry", "state": "FL" }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("name","Harry");
    json.UpdateString("state","FL");

    // Specify the details of the request
    CkHttpRequest req;

    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_ContentType("application/json");
    req.LoadBodyFromString(json.emit(),"utf-8");

    // Send the charset attribute in the HTTP request header.
    req.put_SendCharset(true);
    req.put_Charset("utf-8");

    // Send the POST
    // You can send the POST to the URL below.  
    // The response will contain the raw body of the request that was sent.
    // (i.e. everything except the HTTP request header).

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpReq("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Examine the HTTP request header we sent:
    std::cout << http.lastHeader() << "\r\n";

    // The response body contains the raw content of the HTTP request body we sent.
    std::cout << resp.bodyStr() << "\r\n";

    // Sample output:

    // POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
    // Content-Length: 29
    // 
    // 
    // {"name":"Harry","state":"FL"}
    }