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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account.

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import { Http, HttpResponse, JsonObject, StringBuilder } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const http = new Http();

  // Implements the following CURL command:

  // curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
  // -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  // -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  // -d '{"text":"Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."}'

  // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
  // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

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

  // {
  //   "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
  // }

  const json = new JsonObject();
  json.updateString('text', 'Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API.');

  // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
  // Get our access token.
  const jsonToken = new JsonObject();
  try {
    jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/x.json');
  } catch {
    console.log('Failed to load x.json');
    return;
  }

  // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
  http.authToken = jsonToken.stringOf('access_token');

  const resp = new HttpResponse();
  try {
    await http.httpJsonAsync('POST', 'https://api.x.com/2/tweets', json, 'application/json', resp);
  } catch {
    console.log(http.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  const sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
  resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);

  const jResp = new JsonObject();
  jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.emitCompact = false;

  console.log('Response Body:');
  console.log(jResp.emit());

  const respStatusCode = resp.statusCode;
  console.log(`Response Status Code = ${respStatusCode}`);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    console.log('Response Header:');
    console.log(resp.header);
    console.log('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  // Sample JSON response:
  // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

  // {
  //   "data": {
  //     "id": "1346889436626259968",
  //     "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
  //   }
  // }

  // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
  // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
  // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

  const id = jResp.stringOf('data.id');
  const text = jResp.stringOf('data.text');
}