Send a REST Request with a Text Body

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Demonstrates Rest.FullRequestString, a convenience method that sends a complete request whose text body (such as JSON, XML, or plain text) is supplied directly, then reads and returns the response body as text.

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  final rest = CkRest();
  final bTls = true;
  final bAutoReconnect = true;
  try {
    rest.connect('example.com', 443, bTls, bAutoReconnect);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Send a complete request whose text body is supplied directly, such as JSON.  The response body is
  // read as text and returned.  The 1st argument is the HTTP verb, the 2nd is the URI path, and the
  // 3rd is the request body.
  rest.addHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');

  final jsonBody = '{ "name": "example", "active": true }';
  final String responseText;
  try {
    responseText = rest.fullRequestString('POST', '/api/items', jsonBody);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print(responseText);
}