Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Xero Update Account Details

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Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API) Chilkat2 Java

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

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.

        Http http = new Http();

        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        try {
            jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        http.setAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        // Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
        // Get Xero Tenant IDs
        http.setRequestHeader("Xero-tenant-id", "83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7");

        http.setAccept("application/json");

        // The following JSON is sent in the request body:

        // {
        //   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
        //   "Name": "Sales account",
        //   "Type": "REVENUE",
        //   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
        //   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
        //   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
        //   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
        // }

        // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Code to Create JSON

        JsonObject jsonRequestBody = new JsonObject();
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("AccountID", "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0");
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("Name", "Sales account");
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("Type", "REVENUE");
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("TaxType", "OUTPUT");
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("Description", "Income from any normal business trading activity");
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("EnablePaymentsToAccount", "false");
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("ShowInExpenseClaims", "false");

        String url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0";

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", url, jsonRequestBody, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Response Status Code: " + resp.getStatusCode());

        JsonObject jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
        jsonResponse.load(resp.getBodyStr());
        jsonResponse.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());

        if (resp.getStatusCode() >= 300) {
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample output...
        // (See the parsing code below..)
        //
        // Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        // {
        //   "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
        //   "Status": "OK",
        //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
        //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
        //   "Accounts": [
        //     {
        //       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
        //       "Code": "201",
        //       "Name": "Sales account",
        //       "Status": "ACTIVE",
        //       "Type": "REVENUE",
        //       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
        //       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
        //       "Class": "REVENUE",
        //       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
        //       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
        //       "ReportingCode": "REV",
        //       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
        //       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
        //       "AddToWatchlist": false
        //     }
        //   ]
        // }
        //

        String AccountID = "";
        String Code = "";
        String Name = "";
        String Type = "";
        String TaxType = "";
        String Description = "";
        String Class = "";
        boolean EnablePaymentsToAccount = false;
        boolean ShowInExpenseClaims = false;
        String ReportingCode = "";
        String ReportingCodeName = "";
        String UpdatedDateUTC = "";
        boolean AddToWatchlist = false;

        String Id = jsonResponse.stringOf("Id");
        String Status = jsonResponse.stringOf("Status");
        String ProviderName = jsonResponse.stringOf("ProviderName");
        String DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf("DateTimeUTC");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray("Accounts");
        while (i < count_i) {
            jsonResponse.setI(i);
            AccountID = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].AccountID");
            Code = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Code");
            Name = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Name");
            Status = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Status");
            Type = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Type");
            TaxType = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType");
            Description = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Description");
            Class = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].Class");
            EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.boolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount");
            ShowInExpenseClaims = jsonResponse.boolOf("Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims");
            ReportingCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCode");
            ReportingCodeName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName");
            UpdatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf("Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC");
            AddToWatchlist = jsonResponse.boolOf("Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}