Dart Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Xero Update Account Details

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Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API) Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

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

  final http = CkHttp();

  final jsonToken = CkJsonObject();
  try {
    jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  http.authToken = jsonToken.stringOf('access_token');

  // Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
  // Get Xero Tenant IDs
  http.setRequestHeader('Xero-tenant-id', '83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7');

  http.accept = 'application/json';

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

  // {
  //   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
  //   "Name": "Sales account",
  //   "Type": "REVENUE",
  //   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
  //   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
  //   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
  //   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
  // }

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

  final jsonRequestBody = CkJsonObject();
  jsonRequestBody.updateString('AccountID', '54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0');
  jsonRequestBody.updateString('Name', 'Sales account');
  jsonRequestBody.updateString('Type', 'REVENUE');
  jsonRequestBody.updateString('TaxType', 'OUTPUT');
  jsonRequestBody.updateString('Description', 'Income from any normal business trading activity');
  jsonRequestBody.updateString('EnablePaymentsToAccount', 'false');
  jsonRequestBody.updateString('ShowInExpenseClaims', 'false');

  final url = 'https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0';

  final resp = CkHttpResponse();
  try {
    http.httpJson('POST', url, jsonRequestBody, 'application/json', resp);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print('Response Status Code: ${resp.statusCode}');

  final jsonResponse = CkJsonObject();
  jsonResponse.load(resp.bodyStr);
  jsonResponse.emitCompact = false;
  print(jsonResponse.emit());

  if (resp.statusCode >= 300) {
    print('Failed.');
    return;
  }

  // Sample output...
  // (See the parsing code below..)
  // 
  // Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
  // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

  // {
  //   "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
  //   "Status": "OK",
  //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
  //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
  //   "Accounts": [
  //     {
  //       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
  //       "Code": "201",
  //       "Name": "Sales account",
  //       "Status": "ACTIVE",
  //       "Type": "REVENUE",
  //       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
  //       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
  //       "Class": "REVENUE",
  //       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
  //       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
  //       "ReportingCode": "REV",
  //       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
  //       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
  //       "AddToWatchlist": false
  //     }
  //   ]
  // }
  // 

  var accountID = '';
  var code = '';
  var name = '';
  var type = '';
  var taxType = '';
  var description = '';
  var classVar = '';
  var reportingCode = '';
  var reportingCodeName = '';
  var updatedDateUTC = '';

  final id = jsonResponse.stringOf('Id');
  var status = jsonResponse.stringOf('Status');
  final providerName = jsonResponse.stringOf('ProviderName');
  final dateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf('DateTimeUTC');
  var i = 0;
  final countI = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray('Accounts');
  while (i < countI) {
    jsonResponse.i = i;
    accountID = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].AccountID');
    code = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].Code');
    name = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].Name');
    status = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].Status');
    type = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].Type');
    taxType = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].TaxType');
    description = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].Description');
    classVar = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].Class');
    jsonResponse.boolOf('Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount');
    jsonResponse.boolOf('Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims');
    reportingCode = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].ReportingCode');
    reportingCodeName = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName');
    updatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.stringOf('Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC');
    jsonResponse.boolOf('Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist');
    i++;
  }
}