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Android™

Simple GET using REST

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Demonstrates how to do a simple HTTP GET request using REST.

Chilkat Android™ Downloads

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 REST server.
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("my-store.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    String responseJson = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/wp-json/wc/v1/products?consumer_key=YOUR_CONSUMER_KEY&consumer_secret=YOUR_CONSUMER_SECRET");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, responseJson);
    Log.i(TAG, "----");

    // We can alternatively do this:
    rest.ClearAllQueryParams();
    rest.AddQueryParam("consumer_key","YOUR_CONSUMER_KEY");
    rest.AddQueryParam("consumer_secret","YOUR_CONSUMER_SECRET");
    responseJson = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/wp-json/wc/v1/products");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, responseJson);

  }

  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."
  }
}