(DataFlex) Load XML Object from HTTP Response Body

Demonstrates how to load the HTTP response body directly into an XML object.

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Variant vXml
    Handle hoXml
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpStr Of hoHttp "GET" "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampledata/inventory.xml" "" "" "" vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXml
    End

    // If we wish to transfer (instead of copy) the XML from the HttpResponse to the Xml, then add the keyword "TakeResponseBody" to UncommonOptions
    // This could save memory for extremely large XML responses.
    Set ComUncommonOptions Of hoResp To "TakeResponseBody"

    Get pvComObject of hoXml to vXml
    Get ComGetBodyXml Of hoResp vXml To iSuccess

    Get ComGetXml Of hoXml To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Note: If UncommonOptions contained "TakeResponseBody", then the response BodyStr will now be empty:
    Showln "----"
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure