C

POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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

#include <C_CkRest.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    const char *responseStr;

    success = FALSE;

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

    rest = CkRest_Create();

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

    // Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

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

    responseStr = CkRest_fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(rest,"POST","/echoPost.asp");
    if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
    if (CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        printf("response status code = %d\n",CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        printf("response status text = %s\n",CkRest_responseStatusText(rest));
        printf("response header: %s\n",CkRest_responseHeader(rest));
        printf("response body (if any): %s\n",responseStr);
        printf("---\n");
        printf("LastRequestStartLine: %s\n",CkRest_lastRequestStartLine(rest));
        printf("LastRequestHeader: %s\n",CkRest_lastRequestHeader(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    printf("%s\n",responseStr);
    printf("Success.\n");


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);

    }