(C) QuickDeleteStr Example

Sends a DELETE request to a URL. The URL can potentially include params, and custom request headers can be added.

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    int statusCode;
    const char *url;
    const char *reponseBodyStr;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // Specifiy a session log file so we can see the exact request/response
    CkHttp_putSessionLogFilename(http,"c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt");

    // Perhaps add a custom header or two..
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"x-exz-date","20201012T235046Z");
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"x-exz-id","1234");

    // Send a DELETE request to https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc
    url = "https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc";
    reponseBodyStr = CkHttp_quickDeleteStr(http,url);
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        // This will happen if the response status code was 400 or greater,
        // or if the request could not be sent, or if no response was received.
        statusCode = CkHttp_getLastStatus(http);
        printf("Response status: %d\n",statusCode);

        if (statusCode == 0) {
            // There was an error in communications.  
            printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        }
        else {
            // We received a response status code indicating failure.
            // Examine the response body.
            printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastResponseBody(http));
        }

        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    // The DELETE request that is sent looks like this.
    // The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are automatically added by default.

    // 	DELETE /someting?param1=123&param2=abc HTTP/1.1
    // 	Host: www.example.com
    // 	Accept: */*
    // 	Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // 	x-exz-date: 20201012T235046Z
    // 	x-exz-id: 1234

    // Get the response status
    statusCode = CkHttp_getLastStatus(http);
    printf("Response status: %d\n",statusCode);

    // Show the response body
    printf("%s\n",reponseBodyStr);


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);

    }