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

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    success := false

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

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // IMPORTANT: 
    // Don't forget you need to 1st enable the Cloud Translation API in your Google Developers Console at https://console.cloud.google.com
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2_Ref.html">OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 
    jsonToken := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println("Failed to load _googleTranslate.json")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http := Http_Ref.html">chilkat.NewHttp()

    http.SetAuthToken(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //     "q": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.",
    //     "source": "en",
    //     "target": "es",
    //     "format": "text"
    // }

    json := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    // The following code creates the JSON request body.
    json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
    json.UpdateString("source","en")
    json.UpdateString("target","es")
    json.UpdateString("format","text")

    json.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    resp := HttpResponse_Ref.html">chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    jResp := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    resp.GetBodyJson(jResp)
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Response Body:")
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode()
    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", respStatusCode)
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(resp.Header())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "data": {
    //     "translations": [
    //       {
    //         "translatedText": "El zorro r�pida salt� sobre el perro perezoso."
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    var translatedText *string = new(string)

    i := 0
    n := jResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations")
    for i < n {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        translatedText = jResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText")
        fmt.Println(*translatedText)
        i = i + 1
    }


    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()