(MFC) Add Custom Header to HTTP GET

Demonstrates how to add a custom HTTP request header to an HTTP GET. This is not a request parameter, but is a header added to the MIME header of the HTTP request.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkGlobal.h>
#include <CkHttp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // All Chilkat classes can be unlocked at once at the beginning of a program
    // by calling UnlockBundle.  It requires a Bundle unlock code.
    CkGlobal chilkatGlob;
    bool success = chilkatGlob.UnlockBundle("Anything for 30-day trial.");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(chilkatGlob.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkHttp http;

    // Add a custom header.  The MIME field name is "X-CSRF-Token", and the 
    // header field value is "Fetch".
    http.SetRequestHeader("X-CSRF-Token","Fetch");

    // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    const char *html = 0;
    html = http.quickGetStr("http://www.galapagos.org/");

    strOut.append(html);
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }