Lua Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Send XMLHttpRequest using PUT, GET, DELETE, or any HTTP Request Method

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The PostXml method is the easiest way to send an XMLHttpRequest using the POST HTTP verb (which is by far the most common). To use a different HTTP request method (such as PUT, GET, DELETE, etc.), the SynchronousRequest method should be called. It provides more flexibility in constructing the exact HTTP request desired. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- The XML sent in the body of the request is application
-- specified -- it should contain whatever the server-side
-- application is expecting..
local xmlStr = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><appXml><something>123</something></appXml>"

-- If the service endpoint is  "http://www.chilkatsoft.com/xmlEcho.asp",
-- then we have the following arguments to be passed to
-- HttpSReq:
local endpointDomain = "www.chilkatsoft.com"
local endpointPort = 443
local endpointSsl = true

-- Prepare the HTTP request object:
local req = chilkat.HttpRequest.new()
req.path = "/xmlEcho.asp"

-- This example will use the "PUT" HTTP request method
-- (also known as HTTP verb)
req.http_verb = "PUT"
req.content_type = "text/xml"
req.charset = "utf-8"
local success = req:load_body_from_string(xmlStr, "utf-8")

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_sreq(endpointDomain, endpointPort, endpointSsl, req, resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- The raw HTTP request sent by the above call is:

-- PUT /xmlEcho.asp HTTP/1.1
-- Content-Type: text/xml
-- Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
-- Content-Length: 81
--
-- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><appXml><something>123</something></appXml>

-- Examine the Body of the HTTP response
-- This would be the XML response sent by the server.
print(resp.body_str)