Android™

POST JSON Without Waiting for the Response

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This example demonstrates sending a POST w/ content-type "application/json" where the body of the POST contains a JSON document. The POST is sent, but we don't wait for the response. Android™

// 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);

    boolean success = false;

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

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect to the server using TLS
    boolean bAutoReconnect = false;
    success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Create some sample JSON to be sent in the body of the request.
    CkStringBuilder sbJson = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbJson.Append("{\"create\": [{\"name\": \"Woo Single #1\",\"type\": \"simple\",\"regular_price\": \"21.99\"}]}");

    // Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    // Just send the request.  Don't read the response.
    // The request is sent to https://example.com/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc
    String somePath = "/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc";
    success = rest.SendReqSb("POST",somePath,sbJson);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // OK, the request was sent.
    // Close the connection.
    int maxWaitMs = 50;
    rest.Disconnect(maxWaitMs);

    Log.i(TAG, "JSON POST Sent.");

  }

  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."
  }
}