(Android™) MYOB: Add a Category

Sends a POST to add a general ledger category.

For more information, see https://accountrightapi.myob.cloud/?version=latest#beee4332-0f51-4206-ae77-edd57e585017

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    boolean success;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
    //   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    //   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
    //   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
    //   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
    //   --data "{
    // \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
    // \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
    // \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
    // \"IsActive\" : true
    // }"

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "DisplayID": "CAT002",
    //   "Name": "Victoria",
    //   "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
    //   "IsActive": true
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("DisplayID","CAT002");
    json.UpdateString("Name","Victoria");
    json.UpdateString("Description","Demo API Category Endpoint.");
    json.UpdateBool("IsActive",true);

    http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-key","{{myob_api_key}}");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-version","v2");

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    Log.i(TAG, "Response Status Code = " + String.valueOf(respStatusCode));
    if (respStatusCode != 200) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Header:");
        Log.i(TAG, resp.header());
        Log.i(TAG, "Response Body:");
        Log.i(TAG, resp.bodyStr());
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed.");

        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Success.");

  }

  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."
  }
}