Java

HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

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The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

Chilkat2 Java

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

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // 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) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(str);

        str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
        System.out.println(str);

        str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml");
        System.out.println(str);
    }
}