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Outlook Contacts Update (PATCH) a Contact

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Update the properties of an Outlook contact object.

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    success := false

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    // Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Contacts OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookContacts.json")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(jsonToken.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http.SetAuthToken(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

    // Send the following PATCH:

    // PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts/{id}
    // Content-type: application/json
    // Content-length: 1977
    // 
    // {
    //   "homeAddress": {
    //     "street": "123 Some street",
    //     "city": "Seattle",
    //     "state": "WA",
    //     "postalCode": "98121"
    //   },
    //   "birthday": "1974-07-22"
    // }

    // Build the JSON body of the POST.

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

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("homeAddress.street","123 Some street")
    json.UpdateString("homeAddress.city","Seattle")
    json.UpdateString("homeAddress.state","WA")
    json.UpdateString("homeAddress.postalCode","98121")
    json.UpdateString("birthday","1974-07-22")

    // We need the ID of the contact to be updated.
    // This was available in the response when we created the contact:  Create an Outlook Contact.
    // Or you can list contacts to get the ID: List Outlook Contacts).

    id := "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA="
    http.SetUrlVar("id",id)

    // Send the HTTP PATCH
    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("PATCH","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts/{$id}",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Response status code = ", resp.StatusCode())

    jResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr())
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    // The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
    if resp.StatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("Failed")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    // Sample JSON response:

    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('4ee732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6004')/contacts/$entity",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYu5\"",
    //   "id": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:05Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:57:39Z",
    //   "changeKey": "EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYu5",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "parentFolderId": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQAuAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FAQBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAAA=",
    //   "birthday": "1974-07-22T11:59:00Z",
    //   "fileAs": "",
    //   "displayName": "Pavel Bansky",
    //   "givenName": "Pavel",
    //   "initials": null,
    //   "middleName": null,
    //   "nickName": null,
    //   "surname": "Bansky",
    //   "title": null,
    //   "yomiGivenName": null,
    //   "yomiSurname": null,
    //   "yomiCompanyName": null,
    //   "generation": null,
    //   "imAddresses": [
    //   ],
    //   "jobTitle": null,
    //   "companyName": null,
    //   "department": null,
    //   "officeLocation": null,
    //   "profession": null,
    //   "businessHomePage": null,
    //   "assistantName": null,
    //   "manager": null,
    //   "homePhones": [
    //   ],
    //   "mobilePhone": null,
    //   "businessPhones": [
    //     "+1 732 555 0102"
    //   ],
    //   "spouseName": null,
    //   "personalNotes": "",
    //   "children": [
    //   ],
    //   "emailAddresses": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "Pavel Bansky",
    //       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "homeAddress": {
    //     "street": "123 Some street",
    //     "city": "Seattle",
    //     "state": "WA",
    //     "postalCode": "98121"
    //   },
    //   "businessAddress": {},
    //   "otherAddress": {}
    // }

    fmt.Println("Contact updated.")

    http.DisposeHttp()
    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()