C++

Examine HTTP Response Status Code and Text

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Demonstrates how to examine the HTTP response status code and text when using the REST object. C++

#include <CkRest.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkRest rest;

    //  We're going to check https://authenticationtest.com/HTTPAuth/
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("authenticationtest.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Send a GET request
    const char *responseText = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/HTTPAuth/");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  The start line of an HTTP response, called the status line, contains the following information:
    //  
    //      The protocol version, usually HTTP/1.1.
    //      A status code, indicating success or failure of the request. Common status codes are 200, 404, or 302
    //      A status text. A brief, purely informational, textual description of the status code to help a human understand the HTTP message.
    //  
    //  A typical status line looks like: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found.

    //  The ResponseStatusCode property contains the integer response code:
    std::cout << "Response status code = " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";

    //  The ResponseStatusText property contains the text (if any) that follows the status code on the status line.
    std::cout << "Response status text = " << rest.responseStatusText() << "\r\n";

    //  In this case, the sample output is:
    //  
    //  Response status code = 401
    //  Response status text = Unauthorized
    }