(Objective-C) Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 or greater.

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#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <NSString.h>

BOOL success = NO;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];

// The following request will be sent.
// The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

// Send a request with the following header:

// GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com
// Accept: */*
// Accept-Encoding: gzip

NSString *responseBody = [http QuickGetStr: @"https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt"];
// Examine the request header we just sent..
NSLog(@"%@",http.LastHeader);
NSLog(@"%@",@"----");

// Remove the default headers:
[http RemoveRequestHeader: @"Accept"];
[http RemoveRequestHeader: @"Accept-Encoding"];

// Send a request with the following header:

// GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com

responseBody = [http QuickGetStr: @"https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt"];
NSLog(@"%@",http.LastHeader);