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SQS List Queues

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Returns a list of your Amazon SQS queues. The maximum number of queues that can be returned is 1000. If you specify a value for the optional QueueNamePrefix query parameter, only queues with a name beginning with the specified value are returned.

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

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        Rest rest = new Rest();

        // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
        // such as https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
        boolean bTls = true;
        int port = 443;
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        rest.connect("sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com", port, bTls, bAutoReconnect);

        // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
        AuthAws authAws = new AuthAws();
        authAws.setAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
        authAws.setSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
        // the region should match our URL above..
        authAws.setRegion("us-west-2");
        authAws.setServiceName("sqs");

        rest.setAuthAws(authAws);

        rest.addQueryParam("Action", "ListQueues");
        // List only queues having a name starting with "c".
        // Comment out this line to list all queues.
        rest.addQueryParam("QueueNamePrefix", "c");

        String responseXml;
        try {
            responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET", "/");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
        if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
            System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());
            System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.getResponseStatusText());
            System.out.println("response header: " + rest.getResponseHeader());
            System.out.println("response body: " + responseXml);
            return;
        }

        // Examine the successful XML response.
        Xml xml = new Xml();
        xml.loadXml(responseXml);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());
        System.out.println("----");

        // A successful response looks like this:
        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        // <ListQueuesResponse xmlns="http://queue.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-11-05/">
        //     <ListQueuesResult>
        //         <QueueUrl>https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123491855557/chilkatTest</QueueUrl>
        //         <QueueUrl>https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123496666627/chilkatses</QueueUrl>
        //     </ListQueuesResult>
        //     <ResponseMetadata>
        //         <RequestId>77bce138-fbcc-5e42-9ee3-b15c1f7178c2</RequestId>
        //     </ResponseMetadata>
        // </ListQueuesResponse>

        // Get each queue URL..
        xml.findChild2("ListQueuesResult");
        int i = 0;
        int numQueues = xml.getNumChildren();
        while (i < numQueues) {
            System.out.println("QueueUrl: " + xml.getChildContentByIndex(i));
            i = i + 1;
        }

        xml.getRoot2();
    }
}