Unicode C

Example: Http.HttpStr method

Shows how to use the HttpStr method to send an HTTP POST request with the text of a string as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: chilkatsoft.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 26

{"greeting":"Hello World"}

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Unicode C

#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    const wchar_t *requestBody;
    const wchar_t *url;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

    http = CkHttpW_Create();
    success = FALSE;

    requestBody = L"{\"greeting\":\"Hello World\"}";

    //  This URL echoes the contents of the request body, letting us view it.
    url = L"https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp";

    //  Send a POST with the contents of the string in the HTTP request body.
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpStr(http,L"POST",url,requestBody,L"utf-8",L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Response Status Code: %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));

    //  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.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastHeader(http));
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));

    //  Output:

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


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }