Unicode C

HTTP Verb - How to use any Verb (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PROPFIND, etc.)

The HttpVerb property may be set to anything. Typically, it is set to the common/standard HTTP verbs such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. It can be set to anything, including custom verbs that only have meaning to your particular server-side application.

This example demonstrates how to compose an HTTP request using the PROPFIND verb, which is something one might use with a WebDAV request.

This example composes the following HTTP request:

   PROPFIND  /container/ HTTP/1.1
   Host: www.foo.bar
   Depth: 1
   Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
   Content-Length: xxxx

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:">
     <D:allprop/>
   </D:propfind>

Unicode C

#include <C_CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <C_CkXmlW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpRequestW req;
    HCkXmlW xml;
    const wchar_t *requestMime;

    req = CkHttpRequestW_Create();

    //  The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
    //  always be explicitly set.
    CkHttpRequestW_putHttpVerb(req,L"PROPFIND");
    CkHttpRequestW_putPath(req,L"/container/");
    CkHttpRequestW_putContentType(req,L"text/xml");
    CkHttpRequestW_putCharset(req,L"utf-8");
    CkHttpRequestW_putSendCharset(req,TRUE);

    CkHttpRequestW_AddHeader(req,L"Depth",L"1");

    xml = CkXmlW_Create();
    CkXmlW_putTag(xml,L"propfind");
    CkXmlW_AddAttribute(xml,L"xmlns:D",L"DAV:");
    CkXmlW_NewChild2(xml,L"allprop",L"");

    CkHttpRequestW_LoadBodyFromString(req,CkXmlW_getXml(xml),L"utf-8");

    //  View the request that would be sent if HttpSReq was called:
    requestMime = CkHttpRequestW_generateRequestText(req);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",requestMime);

    //  A few important comments about the HTTP request that is generated:
    //  
    //  1) The Content-Length header is automatically generated based on the actual length of the MIME message
    //     that follows the intial (topmost) MIME header.
    //  2) The HOST header will automatically get filled in with the actual domain when HttpSReq
    //     is called.


    CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
    CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);

    }