(C++) HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

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#include <CkHttp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http;

    // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    const char *str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << str << "\r\n";

    str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    std::cout << str << "\r\n";

    str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml");
    std::cout << str << "\r\n";
    }