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Java

Example: Http.QuickGetStr method

Demonstrates the QuickGetStr method.

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Chilkat2 Java
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Http http = new Http();

        // Keep the response body if there's an error.
        http.setKeepResponseBody(true);

        // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
        String str;
        try {
            str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            if (http.getLastStatus() == 0) {
                // Communications error.  We did not get a response.
                System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            } else {
                System.out.println("Response status code: " + http.getLastStatus());
                System.out.println("Response body error text:");
                System.out.println(http.getLastResponseBody());
            }

            return;
        }

        System.out.println(str);
        System.out.println("Success");
    }
}