Android™

REST File Upload (multipart/form-data)

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Demonstrates how to upload a file using multipart/form-data. 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 requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect to the HTTP server using TLS.
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    // Make sure to replace "www.chilkatsoft.com" with your domain..
    success = rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStream fileStream = new CkStream();
    fileStream.put_SourceFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/form-data");

    rest.put_PartSelector("1");
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/jpg");
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"filename\"; filename=\"starfish.jpg\"");
    rest.SetMultipartBodyStream(fileStream);
    rest.put_PartSelector("0");

    String responseBody = rest.fullRequestMultipart("POST","/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Received error response code: " + String.valueOf(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()));
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "File uploaded");

  }

  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."
  }
}