Add a Path Substitution Parameter to a REST Request

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Demonstrates Rest.AddPathParam, which adds or replaces a path-substitution parameter. Before a request is sent, each occurrence of the name in the URI path is replaced with its value.

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;

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    //  Connect to the REST server.  The 3rd argument enables TLS (use true for HTTPS on port 443),
    //  and the 4th enables automatic reconnection if the connection is dropped between requests.
    boolean bTls = true;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Add path-substitution parameters.  Before a request is sent, each occurrence of the name in the
    //  URI path is replaced with the value.  This keeps the path template readable.
    rest.AddPathParam("{userId}","12345");
    rest.AddPathParam("{orderId}","98765");

    //  The placeholders in the path are replaced before the request is sent.
    String responseText = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/users/{userId}/orders/{orderId}");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println(responseText);
  }
}