(Android™) Persist Cookies to XML Files and Auto Re-Send

Demonstrates how to persist incoming cookies to XML files and automatically re-send in subsesquent HTTP requests.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // To save cookies to XML files (per domain) in a specific
    // directory, set the CookieDir property (the directory must
    // already exist and be writeable by the caller).  Also,
    // set the SaveCookies property:
    http.put_CookieDir("/cookieDir");
    http.put_SaveCookies(true);

    // Any methods that do a GET, POST, etc. will save cookies
    // to the CookieDir:
    String html;
    html = http.quickGetStr("https://www.paypal.com/");

    // After running this code, a "paypal_com.xml" file should appear
    // in /cookieDir.

    // It's content will look something like this:

    // <cookies>
    //     <cookie key=".paypal.com,/" v="0" secure="yes">
    //         <navcmd>_home-general</navcmd>
    //         <HttpOnly />
    //         <cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>9cz...</cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>
    //     </cookie>
    // </cookies>

    // To cause cached cookies to be sent with 
    // subsequent HTTP requests, set the SendCookies
    // property = true.
    http.put_SendCookies(true);

    // If another HTTP request is sent, the cookies should
    // be added:
    html = http.quickGetStr("https://www.paypal.com/");

    // Check the LastHeader property to see the MIME header
    // of the last HTTP request sent.
    // The "Cookie" header field should be present.
    Log.i(TAG, "--- LastHeader ---");
    Log.i(TAG, http.lastHeader());

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}