Delphi ActiveX

POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object. Delphi ActiveX

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
success: Integer;
rest: TChilkatRest;
bTls: Integer;
port: Integer;
bAutoReconnect: Integer;
responseStr: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

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

rest := TChilkatRest.Create(Self);

// This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

// Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
bTls := 1;
port := 443;
bAutoReconnect := 1;
success := rest.Connect('www.chilkatsoft.com',port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Provide query params.
rest.AddQueryParam('firstName','John');
rest.AddQueryParam('lastName','Doe');
rest.AddQueryParam('company','Bisco Bits Ltd.');

responseStr := rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded('POST','/echoPost.asp');
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response status code = ' + IntToStr(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response status text = ' + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response header: ' + rest.ResponseHeader);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('response body (if any): ' + responseStr);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('---');
    Memo1.Lines.Add('LastRequestStartLine: ' + rest.LastRequestStartLine);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('LastRequestHeader: ' + rest.LastRequestHeader);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(responseStr);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;