Objective-C

Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Shows how to replace or remove default HTTP headers.

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Objective-C

#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.

//  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);