(.NET Core C#) HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body.

For more information, see https://chilkatsoft.com/http_post_with_xml_body.asp

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
//   -H "Host: www.example.org" \
//   -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
//   -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
//   -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
// 
// <soap:Envelope
// xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
// soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
// 
// <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
//   <m:GetStockPrice>
//     <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
//   </m:GetStockPrice>
// </soap:Body>
// 
// </soap:Envelope>'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
// to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// The following XML is sent in the request body.

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
//     <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
//         <m:GetStockPrice>
//             <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
//         </m:GetStockPrice>
//     </soap:Body>
// </soap:Envelope>
// 

Chilkat.Xml xml = new Chilkat.Xml();
xml.Tag = "soap:Envelope";
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soap","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/");
xml.AddAttribute("soap:encodingStyle","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding");
xml.UpdateAttrAt("soap:Body",true,"xmlns:m","http://www.example.org/stock");
xml.UpdateChildContent("soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName","IBM");

http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://www.example.org/StockPrice");
http.SetRequestHeader("Host","www.example.org");
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody);

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PTextSb("POST","https://example.com/StockQuote",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8",false,false);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);