(Android™) HTTP POST with Binary Data in Request Body

Do an HTTPS POST with a binary request body.

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    boolean success;

    CkFileAccess fac = new CkFileAccess();

    CkByteData reqBody = new CkByteData();
    success = fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf",reqBody);

    String responseStr = http.postBinary("https://example.com/something",reqBody,"application/pdf",false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int responseStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
    Log.i(TAG, "Status code: " + String.valueOf(responseStatusCode));

    // For example, if the response is XML, JSON, HTML, etc.
    Log.i(TAG, "response body:");
    Log.i(TAG, responseStr);

  }

  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."
  }
}