(VB.NET) Example: Http.QuickGet method

Demonstrates the QuickGet method.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
http.KeepResponseBody = True

' This URL is valid and can be tested...
Dim zipBytes() As Byte
zipBytes = http.QuickGet("https://chilkatdownload.com/example_data/hamlet.zip")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (http.LastStatus <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response status code: " & http.LastStatus)
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastResponseBody)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip

' Open the zip from the bytes contained in bd.
success = zip.OpenFromMemory(zipBytes)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Get the entry for the file we want..
Dim entry As New Chilkat.ZipEntry
success = zip.EntryOf("hamlet.xml",entry)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Convert all line endings to CRLF (if needed)
Dim lineEndingBehavior As Integer = 2
Dim xmlStr As String = entry.UnzipToString(lineEndingBehavior,"utf-8")
If (entry.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(entry.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' The XML in this case is about 274K, so let's just examine the last 20 lines...
Dim sb As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sb.Append(xmlStr)

Debug.WriteLine(sb.LastNLines(20,True))