(Android™) Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML.

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// 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();

    String strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=\"https://xyz.com\"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>";

    //  Choose a content-type.  Typical content types for XML POSTs are "application/xml" or "text/xml".
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","text/xml");

    //  Maybe you need other headers?
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","text/xml");

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostXml("https://www.somewebsite.com/",strXml,"utf-8");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Examine the response status code:
    Log.i(TAG, "response status code = " + String.valueOf(resp.get_StatusCode()));

    //  Examine the response body:
    Log.i(TAG, "response body: " + resp.bodyStr());


  }

  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."
  }
}