Send a REST Request with a Text Body

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Demonstrates Rest.FullRequestString, a convenience method that sends a complete request whose text body (such as JSON, XML, or plain text) is supplied directly, then reads and returns the response body as text.

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

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Rest rest = new Rest();
        boolean bTls = true;
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        try {
            rest.connect("example.com", 443, bTls, bAutoReconnect);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Send a complete request whose text body is supplied directly, such as JSON.  The response body is
        // read as text and returned.  The 1st argument is the HTTP verb, the 2nd is the URI path, and the
        // 3rd is the request body.
        rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");

        String jsonBody = "{ \"name\": \"example\", \"active\": true }";
        String responseText;
        try {
            responseText = rest.fullRequestString("POST", "/api/items", jsonBody);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(responseText);
    }
}