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HTTPS GET using SSL/TLS

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To retrieve a resource using SSL/TLS (i.e. HTTPS), simply use a URL that begins with "https://". (This applies to any Chilkat HTTP method that has a URL argument, such as QuickGetStr, GetHead, QuickDeleteStr, etc.)

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C++
#include <CkHttp.h>

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

    CkHttp http;

    //  Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    const char *html = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << html << "\r\n";
    }