(MFC) POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkRest.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkRest rest;

    // This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

    // Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    bool success = rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(rest.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Provide query params.
    rest.AddQueryParam("firstName","John");
    rest.AddQueryParam("lastName","Doe");
    rest.AddQueryParam("company","Bisco Bits Ltd.");

    const char *responseStr = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/echoPost.asp");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append(rest.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        strOut.append("response status code = ");
        strOut.appendInt(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("response status text = ");
        strOut.append(rest.responseStatusText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("response header: ");
        strOut.append(rest.responseHeader());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("response body (if any): ");
        strOut.append(responseStr);
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("---");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("LastRequestStartLine: ");
        strOut.append(rest.lastRequestStartLine());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("LastRequestHeader: ");
        strOut.append(rest.lastRequestHeader());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append(responseStr);
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    strOut.append("Success.");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }