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S3 Download String Object

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Demonstrates how to download a text file (i.e. object) from the Amazon S3 service directly into an in-memory string variable.

Chilkat Swift Downloads

Swift

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    // Insert your access key here:
    http.awsAccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"

    // Insert your secret key here:
    http.awsSecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"

    // This bucket is in the us-east-1 region.
    http.awsRegion = "us-east-1"

    var bucketName: String? = "chilkat-test-bucket"

    var objectName: String? = "fruit.xml"

    var charset: String? = "utf-8"

    var fileContents: String?
    fileContents = http.s3_DownloadString(bucketName: bucketName, objectName: objectName, charset: charset)

    if http.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        // Failed
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
    }
    else {
        // Success
        print("\(fileContents!)")
    }


}