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Delete a Task from a Task List

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Demonstrates how to delete a Google task from a task list.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.FileAccess;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        // Get the previously obtained access token.
        // See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

        FileAccess fac = new FileAccess();
        String accessToken;
        try {
            accessToken = fac.readEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt", "utf-8");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        Http http = new Http();

        http.setAuthToken(accessToken);

        http.setUrlVar("tasklist", "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");
        http.setUrlVar("task", "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpNoBody("DELETE", "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks/{$task}", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Show the response body. (empty for success)
        System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Examine the response status code. (204 = success)
        System.out.println("response status code: " + resp.getStatusCode());
    }
}