(Delphi ActiveX) HTTP Verb - How to use any Verb (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PROPFIND, etc.)

The HttpVerb property may be set to anything. Typically, it is set to the common/standard HTTP verbs such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. It can be set to anything, including custom verbs that only have meaning to your particular server-side application.

This example demonstrates how to compose an HTTP request using the PROPFIND verb, which is something one might use with a WebDAV request.

This example composes the following HTTP request:

   PROPFIND  /container/ HTTP/1.1
   Host: www.foo.bar
   Depth: 1
   Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
   Content-Length: xxxx

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:">
     <D:allprop/>
   </D:propfind>

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
req: TChilkatHttpRequest;
xml: TChilkatXml;
requestMime: WideString;

begin
req := TChilkatHttpRequest.Create(Self);

// The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
// always be explicitly set.
req.HttpVerb := 'PROPFIND';
req.Path := '/container/';
req.ContentType := 'text/xml';
req.Charset := 'utf-8';
req.SendCharset := 1;

req.AddHeader('Depth','1');

xml := TChilkatXml.Create(Self);
xml.Tag := 'propfind';
xml.AddAttribute('xmlns:D','DAV:');
xml.NewChild2('allprop','');

req.LoadBodyFromString(xml.GetXml(),'utf-8');

// View the request that would be sent if SynchronousRequest was called:
requestMime := req.GenerateRequestText();
Memo1.Lines.Add(requestMime);

// A few important comments about the HTTP request that is generated:
// 
// 1) The Content-Length header is automatically generated based on the actual length of the MIME message
//    that follows the intial (topmost) MIME header.
// 2) The HOST header will automatically get filled in with the actual domain when SynchronousRequest
//    is called
end;