(Java) Send XMLHttpRequest and Get Response

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

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

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

    // The PostXml method may be called to send the XMLHttpRequest
    // using the "POST" HTTP method (also known as "verb").
    String urlEndpoint = "http://www.chilkatsoft.com/xmlEcho.asp";
    String xmlCharset = "utf-8";

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    resp = http.PostXml(urlEndpoint,xmlStr,xmlCharset);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(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.
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
  }
}