(Go) Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 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.

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

    // The following request will be sent.
    // The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

    // Send a request with the following header:

    // GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
    // Host: chilkatsoft.com
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip

    responseBody := http.QuickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
    // Examine the request header we just sent..
    fmt.Println(http.LastHeader())
    fmt.Println("----")

    // Remove the default headers:
    http.RemoveRequestHeader("Accept")
    http.RemoveRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding")

    // Send a request with the following header:

    // GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
    // Host: chilkatsoft.com

    responseBody = http.QuickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
    fmt.Println(http.LastHeader())

    http.DisposeHttp()