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ETrade Preview Order

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The Preview Order API is used to submit an order request for preview before placing it.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        http.setOAuth1(true);
        http.setOAuthVerifier("");
        http.setOAuthConsumerKey("ETRADE_CONSUMER_KEY");
        http.setOAuthConsumerSecret("ETRADE_CONSUMER_SECRET");

        // Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        try {
            jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/etrade.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Failed to load OAuth1 token");
            return;
        }

        http.setOAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("oauth_token"));
        http.setOAuthTokenSecret(jsonToken.stringOf("oauth_token_secret"));

        String sandboxUrl = "https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview";
        String liveUrl = "https://api.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview";

        http.setUrlVar("accountIdKey", "6_Dpy0rmuQ9cu9IbTfvF2A");

        // Send a POST with the following XML body

        // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML:
        // Generate Code to Create XML

        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        // <PreviewOrderRequest>
        //    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
        //    <clientOrderId>sdfer333</clientOrderId>
        //    <Order>
        //       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
        //       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
        //       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
        //       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
        //       <stopPrice />
        //       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
        //       <Instrument>
        //          <Product>
        //             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
        //             <symbol>FB</symbol>
        //          </Product>
        //          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
        //          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
        //          <quantity>10</quantity>
        //       </Instrument>
        //    </Order>
        // </PreviewOrderRequest>

        Xml xml = new Xml();
        xml.setTag("PreviewOrderRequest");
        xml.updateChildContent("orderType", "EQ");
        xml.updateChildContent("clientOrderId", "sdfer333");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|allOrNone", "false");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|priceType", "LIMIT");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|orderTerm", "GOOD_FOR_DAY");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|marketSession", "REGULAR");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|stopPrice", "");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|limitPrice", "188.51");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType", "EQ");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol", "FB");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction", "BUY");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType", "QUANTITY");
        xml.updateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantity", "10");
        xml.setEmitCompact(true);

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpStr("POST", sandboxUrl, xml.getXml(), "utf-8", "application/xml", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Make sure a successful response was received.
        if (resp.getStatusCode() > 200) {
            System.out.println(resp.getStatusLine());
            System.out.println(resp.getHeader());
            System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());
            return;
        }

        // Sample XML response:

        // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML:
        // Generate Parsing Code from XML

        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        // <PreviewOrderResponse>
        //    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
        //    <totalOrderValue>1892.05</totalOrderValue>
        //    <Order>
        //       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
        //       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
        //       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
        //       <stopPrice>0</stopPrice>
        //       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
        //       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
        //       <Instrument>
        //          <Product>
        //             <symbol>FB</symbol>
        //             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
        //          </Product>
        //          <symbolDescription>FACEBOOK INC CL A</symbolDescription>
        //          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
        //          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
        //          <quantity>10</quantity>
        //          <cancelQuantity>0.0</cancelQuantity>
        //          <reserveOrder>true</reserveOrder>
        //          <reserveQuantity>0.0</reserveQuantity>
        //       </Instrument>
        //       <messages>
        //          <Message>
        //             <code>1042</code>
        //             <description>200|You have an existing open order for this security on the same side of the market. If you did not intend to place a second order for this security, please modify your order now.</description>
        //             <type>WARNING</type>
        //          </Message>
        //          <Message>
        //             <code>3093</code>
        //             <description>Position Concentrated.</description>
        //             <type>WARNING</type>
        //          </Message>
        //       </messages>
        //       <egQual>EG_QUAL_NOT_A_MARKET_ORDER</egQual>
        //       <estimatedCommission>6.95</estimatedCommission>
        //       <estimatedTotalAmount>1892.05</estimatedTotalAmount>
        //       <netPrice>0</netPrice>
        //       <netBid>0</netBid>
        //       <netAsk>0</netAsk>
        //       <gcd>0</gcd>
        //       <ratio />
        //    </Order>
        //    <PreviewIds>
        //       <previewId>1020563279</previewId>
        //    </PreviewIds>
        //    <previewTime>1529018458516</previewTime>
        //    <dstFlag>true</dstFlag>
        //    <accountId>84246841</accountId>
        //    <optionLevelCd>4</optionLevelCd>
        //    <marginLevelCd>MARGIN_TRADING_ALLOWED</marginLevelCd>
        //    <Disclosure>
        //       <ahDisclosureFlag>false</ahDisclosureFlag>
        //       <aoDisclosureFlag>false</aoDisclosureFlag>
        //       <conditionalDisclosureFlag>true</conditionalDisclosureFlag>
        //       <ehDisclosureFlag>false</ehDisclosureFlag>
        //    </Disclosure>
        //    <cashBpDetails>
        //      <settled>
        //        <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
        //        <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
        //        <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
        //        <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
        //        <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
        //     </settled>
        //     <settledUnsettled>
        //       <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
        //       <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
        //       <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
        //       <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
        //       <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
        //       </settledUnsettled>
        //    </cashBpDetails>
        // </PreviewOrderResponse>

        xml.loadXml(resp.getBodyStr());
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        int code = 0;
        String description = "";
        String v_type = "";

        String orderType = xml.getChildContent("orderType");
        String totalOrderValue = xml.getChildContent("totalOrderValue");
        String orderTerm = xml.getChildContent("Order|orderTerm");
        String priceType = xml.getChildContent("Order|priceType");
        String limitPrice = xml.getChildContent("Order|limitPrice");
        int stopPrice = xml.getChildIntValue("Order|stopPrice");
        String marketSession = xml.getChildContent("Order|marketSession");
        String allOrNone = xml.getChildContent("Order|allOrNone");
        String symbol = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol");
        String securityType = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType");
        String symbolDescription = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|symbolDescription");
        String orderAction = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction");
        String quantityType = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType");
        int quantity = xml.getChildIntValue("Order|Instrument|quantity");
        String cancelQuantity = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|cancelQuantity");
        String reserveOrder = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveOrder");
        String reserveQuantity = xml.getChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveQuantity");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = xml.numChildrenHavingTag("Order|messages|Message");
        while (i < count_i) {
            xml.setI(i);
            code = xml.getChildIntValue("Order|messages|Message[i]|code");
            description = xml.getChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|description");
            v_type = xml.getChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|type");
            i = i + 1;
        }

        String egQual = xml.getChildContent("Order|egQual");
        String estimatedCommission = xml.getChildContent("Order|estimatedCommission");
        String estimatedTotalAmount = xml.getChildContent("Order|estimatedTotalAmount");
        int netPrice = xml.getChildIntValue("Order|netPrice");
        int netBid = xml.getChildIntValue("Order|netBid");
        int netAsk = xml.getChildIntValue("Order|netAsk");
        int gcd = xml.getChildIntValue("Order|gcd");
        int previewId = xml.getChildIntValue("PreviewIds|previewId");
        String previewTime = xml.getChildContent("previewTime");
        String dstFlag = xml.getChildContent("dstFlag");
        int accountId = xml.getChildIntValue("accountId");
        int optionLevelCd = xml.getChildIntValue("optionLevelCd");
        String marginLevelCd = xml.getChildContent("marginLevelCd");
        String ahDisclosureFlag = xml.getChildContent("Disclosure|ahDisclosureFlag");
        String aoDisclosureFlag = xml.getChildContent("Disclosure|aoDisclosureFlag");
        String conditionalDisclosureFlag = xml.getChildContent("Disclosure|conditionalDisclosureFlag");
        String ehDisclosureFlag = xml.getChildContent("Disclosure|ehDisclosureFlag");
        String currentBp = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentBp");
        String currentNetBp = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentNetBp");
        String currentOor = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOor");
        String currentOrderImpact = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOrderImpact");
        String netBp = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|netBp");
        currentBp = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentBp");
        currentNetBp = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentNetBp");
        currentOor = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOor");
        currentOrderImpact = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOrderImpact");
        netBp = xml.getChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|netBp");

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}