(VB.NET) Example: Http.SetUrlVar method

Demonstrates the HTTP SetUrlVar method.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

Dim url As String = "https://finnhub.io/api/v1/quote?symbol={$symbol}&token={$api_key}"

' When the request is sent, the {$symbol} is replaced with "MSFT"
' and the {$api_key} is replaced with "1234567890ABCDEF"
http.SetUrlVar("symbol","MSFT")
http.SetUrlVar("api_key","1234567890ABCDEF")

Dim sbJson As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb(url,sbJson)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim statusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
If (statusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Status code: " & statusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Error Message:")
    Debug.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString())
Else
    Debug.WriteLine("JSON Stock Quote:")
    Debug.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString())
End If


' Output:

' JSON Stock Quote:
' {"c":522.98,"d":0.5,"dp":0.0957,"h":524.51,"l":520.86,"o":524.28,"pc":522.48,"t":1755271948}