(PowerShell) Example: Http.HttpSReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpSReq method.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http
$req = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest
$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse

# Specify the details of the HTTP request.
$req.HttpVerb = "POST"
$req.ContentType = "application/json"
$req.Path = "/echo_request_body.asp"

$requestBody = "{`"greeting`":`"Hello World`"}"
$req.LoadBodyFromString($requestBody,"utf-8")

# Send a POST to https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp with a JSON request body.
$success = $http.HttpSReq("chilkatsoft.com",443,$true,$req,$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Response Status Code: " + $resp.StatusCode)

# Examine the request we sent.
# The LastHeader property stores the HTTP request header of the most recent request sent,
# and in this instance, the response body mirrors the request body.
$($http.LastHeader)
$($resp.BodyStr)

# Output:

# POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
# Host: chilkatsoft.com
# Content-Type: application/json
# Content-Length: 26
# 
# {"greeting":"Hello World"}