Get a REST Response Header by Name

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Demonstrates Rest.ResponseHdrByName, which returns the value of a response header field by name. Header field names are case-insensitive.

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();
    boolean bTls = true;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = rest.SendReqNoBody("GET","/api/items/123");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int statusCode = rest.ReadResponseHeader();
    if (statusCode < 0) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Return the value of a response header field by name.  Header field names are case-insensitive.
    String contentType = rest.responseHdrByName("Content-Type");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Content-Type: " + contentType);
  }
}