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Unicode C

QuickDeleteStr Example

Sends a DELETE request to a URL. The URL can potentially include params, and custom request headers can be added.

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    int statusCode;
    const wchar_t *url;
    const wchar_t *reponseBodyStr;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    //  Specifiy a session log file so we can see the exact request/response
    CkHttpW_putSessionLogFilename(http,L"c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt");

    //  Perhaps add a custom header or two..
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"x-exz-date",L"20201012T235046Z");
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"x-exz-id",L"1234");

    //  Send a DELETE request to https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc
    url = L"https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc";
    reponseBodyStr = CkHttpW_quickDeleteStr(http,url);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        //  This will happen if the response status code was 400 or greater,
        //  or if the request could not be sent, or if no response was received.
        statusCode = CkHttpW_getLastStatus(http);
        wprintf(L"Response status: %d\n",statusCode);

        if (statusCode == 0) {
            //  There was an error in communications.  
            wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        }
        else {
            //  We received a response status code indicating failure.
            //  Examine the response body.
            wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastResponseBody(http));
        }

        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    //  The DELETE request that is sent looks like this.
    //  The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are automatically added by default.

    //  	DELETE /someting?param1=123&param2=abc HTTP/1.1
    //  	Host: www.example.com
    //  	Accept: */*
    //  	Accept-Encoding: gzip
    //  	x-exz-date: 20201012T235046Z
    //  	x-exz-id: 1234

    //  Get the response status
    statusCode = CkHttpW_getLastStatus(http);
    wprintf(L"Response status: %d\n",statusCode);

    //  Show the response body
    wprintf(L"%s\n",reponseBodyStr);


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);

    }