Xojo Plugin

Read the REST Response Body as a String

Demonstrates Rest.ReadRespBodyString, which reads the response body as text and returns it. It is called after ReadResponseHeader in the staged request model.

Background. The staged request model separates sending from reading: a SendReq method transmits the request, ReadResponseHeader reads the status line and headers, and a ReadResp method reads the body. This gives fine control over large or streamed messages compared with the single-call full-request methods.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim bTls As Boolean
bTls = True
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = rest.SendReqNoBody("GET","/api/items/123")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim statusCode As Int32
statusCode = rest.ReadResponseHeader()
If (statusCode < 0) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Read the response body as text and return it.  Call this only after ReadResponseHeader.
Dim responseBody As String
responseBody = rest.ReadRespBodyString()
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog(responseBody)