Java

HTTP POST with Binary Data in Request Body

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Do an HTTPS POST with a binary request body. Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    CkFileAccess fac = new CkFileAccess();

    CkByteData reqBody = new CkByteData();
    success = fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf",reqBody);

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpBinary("POST","https://example.com/something",reqBody,"application/pdf",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int responseStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("Status code: " + responseStatusCode);

    //  For example, if the response is XML, JSON, HTML, etc.
    System.out.println("response body:");
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
  }
}