Xojo Plugin

Example: Http.HttpStr method

Shows how to use the HttpStr method to send an HTTP POST request with the text of a string as the request body. The example sends the following request:

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

Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
success = False

Dim requestBody As String
requestBody = "{""greeting"":""Hello World""}"

// This URL echoes the contents of the request body, letting us view it.
Dim url As String
url = "https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp"

// Send a POST with the contents of the string in the HTTP request body.
Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,requestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Response Status Code: " + Str(resp.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.
System.DebugLog(http.LastHeader)
System.DebugLog(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"}