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SharePoint -- Update List

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This example shows how to update a SharePoint (to change the value of a list property, such as Title). Unicode C++

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    //  If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    //  Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    http.put_Login(L"SHAREPOINT_USERNAME");
    http.put_Password(L"SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD");
    http.put_LoginDomain(L"SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN");
    http.put_NtlmAuth(true);

    //  The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
    //  If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
    //  establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication

    //  To create a list, we're going to POST to
    //  https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/lists(guid'{list_guid}')
    //  with a request body containing the following JSON:
    //  
    //  {
    //    "__metadata": {
    //      "type": "SP.List"
    //    },
    //    "Title": "New title"
    //  }

    //  In this case, the list_guid is "b0d92cec-4be1-4e52-943d-ebcb432e1c3b"
    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_Path(L"/_api/web/lists(guid'b0d92cec-4be1-4e52-943d-ebcb432e1c3b')");

    //  We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
    //  See this example for details on
    //  how to get (and cache) a form digest value
    req.AddHeader(L"X-RequestDigest",L"SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST");

    //  Set the Content-Type, and indicate that a JSON response is desired.
    req.put_ContentType(L"application/json;odata=verbose");
    req.AddHeader(L"Accept",L"application/json;odata=verbose");

    //  Create and add the JSON body.
    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: 
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"__metadata.type",L"SP.List");
    json.UpdateString(L"Title",L"New title");

    //  Send the POST using HTTPS (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
    bool bUseTls = true;
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpSReq(L"SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  The response body contains JSON.
    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);

    //  The expected success response code is 201.
    //  (Let's also check for 200, just in case things change..)
    if ((resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) && (resp.get_StatusCode() != 201)) {
        wprintf(L"Response status code = %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());
        wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());
        wprintf(L"Failed\n");
        return;
    }

    //  Show the successful JSON response.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());
    wprintf(L"Success.\n");

    //  Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    //  Generate Parsing Code from JSON
    }