(Unicode C++) Example: Http.HttpJson method - Send a POST with JSON Body

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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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkHttpW http;
    success = false;

    CkJsonObjectW json;

    // Build the following JSON:  {"greeting":"Hello World"}
    json.UpdateString(L"greeting",L"Hello World");

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

    // Send a POST with the JSON in the HTTP request body.
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",url,json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

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

    // 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",http.lastHeader());
    wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());

    // 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"}
    }