Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Example: Http.HttpReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpReq method. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpRequest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        Http http = new Http();
        success = false;

        // This example will send an HTTP POST with the body of the HTTP request containing JSON.

        // Create the following JSON: { "name": "Harry", "state": "FL" }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("name", "Harry");
        json.updateString("state", "FL");

        // Specify the details of the request
        HttpRequest req = new HttpRequest();

        req.setHttpVerb("POST");
        req.setContentType("application/json");
        req.loadBodyFromString(json.emit(), "utf-8");

        // Send the charset attribute in the HTTP request header.
        req.setSendCharset(true);
        req.setCharset("utf-8");

        // Send the POST
        // You can send the POST to the URL below.
        // The response will contain the raw body of the request that was sent.
        // (i.e. everything except the HTTP request header).

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpReq("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp", req, resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Examine the HTTP request header we sent:
        System.out.println(http.getLastHeader());

        // The response body contains the raw content of the HTTP request body we sent.
        System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Sample output:

        // POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
        // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
        // Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
        // Content-Length: 29
        //
        //
        // {"name":"Harry","state":"FL"}
    }
}