Java

Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
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.

        Http http = new Http();

        String strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=\"https://xyz.com\"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>";

        // Maybe you need other headers?
        http.setRequestHeader("Accept", "application/xml");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpStr("POST", "https://www.somewebsite.com/", strXml, "utf-8", "application/xml", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

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

        // Examine the response body:
        System.out.println("response body: " + resp.getBodyStr());
    }
}