Node.js

Send XMLHttpRequest and Get Response

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTP XML request and retrieve the response. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

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

    var urlEndpoint = "http://www.chilkatsoft.com/xmlEcho.asp";
    var xmlCharset = "utf-8";

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpStr("POST",urlEndpoint,xmlStr,xmlCharset,"application/xml",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

    // POST /xmlEcho.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Content-Type: text/xml
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Charset: ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*; q=0.7
    // Accept-Language: en-us,en;q=0.5
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // 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.
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

}

chilkatExample();