(Android™) HTTP Download any Type of File (binary or text)

The Download method may be called to download any type of file. It may be a binary file such as a .zip, .pdf, etc., or it may be text (.xml, .txt, etc.). There is no distinction. The Download method downloads the file from the web server and streams it to a file byte-for-byte exactly as received. Any web page may be downloaded in the same fashion. Passing a URL for a page that would normally be viewed in a browser would simply download to a file the HTML delivered by the web server.

SSL/TLS connections are fully supported by simply specifying a URL that begins with "https://".

Chilkat Android™ Downloads Android™ Java Libraries Android C/C++ Libraries

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Download a .zip
    String localFilePath = "/temp/hamlet.zip";
    boolean success = http.Download("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.zip",localFilePath);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Download an XML file:
    // To download using SSL/TLS, simply use "https://" in the URL.
    localFilePath = "/temp/hamlet.xml";
    success = http.Download("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.xml",localFilePath);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "OK!");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}