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Clear All Request Headers on a REST Object

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Demonstrates Rest.ClearAllHeaders, which removes every request header previously added to the object.

Background. Clearing headers is a convenient way to reset request state before reusing the same Rest object for an unrelated request.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Rest rest = new Rest();

        // 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;
        try {
            rest.connect("example.com", 443, bTls, bAutoReconnect);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        rest.addHeader("Accept", "application/json");
        rest.addHeader("X-Custom-Header", "example-value");

        // Remove all request headers previously added to this object, for example before reusing the same
        // Rest object for a different request.
        rest.clearAllHeaders();

        System.out.println("All request headers cleared.");
    }
}