(Java) SharePoint -- Rename File (or Move a File)

Demonstrates how to rename (or move) a SharePoint file.

See FileMoveTo for more details.

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    //  If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the
    //  Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    http.put_Login("SHAREPOINT_USERNAME");
    http.put_Password("SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD");
    http.put_LoginDomain("SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN");
    http.put_NtlmAuth(true);

    //  The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
    //  If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
    //  establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication

    //  This example will both move and rename /Documents/starfish.jpg to /Documents/ChilkatTest/starfish2.jpg

    CkHttpRequest req = new CkHttpRequest();
    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/starfish.jpg')/MoveTo(newurl='/Documents/ChilkatTest/starfish2.jpg',flags=1)");

    //  We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
    //  See this example for details on
    //  how to get (and cache) a form digest value
    req.AddHeader("X-RequestDigest","SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST");

    //  Send the HTTPS POST.
    boolean bUseTls = true;
    CkHttpResponse resp = http.SynchronousRequest("SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  If failed, the response body contains XML
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.LoadXml(resp.bodyStr());

    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println("Response status code = " + resp.get_StatusCode());
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());
        System.out.println("Failed");

        return;
        }

    //  If successful, the response body is empty.
    System.out.println("Success.");
  }
}