(Xojo Plugin) Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 or greater.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

// The following request will be sent.
// The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

// Send a request with the following header:

// GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com
// Accept: */*
// Accept-Encoding: gzip

Dim responseBody As String
responseBody = http.QuickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
// Examine the request header we just sent..
System.DebugLog(http.LastHeader)
System.DebugLog("----")

// Remove the default headers:
http.RemoveRequestHeader "Accept"
http.RemoveRequestHeader "Accept-Encoding"

// Send a request with the following header:

// GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com

responseBody = http.QuickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
System.DebugLog(http.LastHeader)