(Java) QuickDeleteStr Example

Sends a DELETE request to a URL. The URL can potentially include params, and custom request headers can be added.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    int statusCode;

    // Specifiy a session log file so we can see the exact request/response
    http.put_SessionLogFilename("c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt");

    // Perhaps add a custom header or two..
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-exz-date","20201012T235046Z");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-exz-id","1234");

    // Send a DELETE request to https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc
    String url = "https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc";
    String reponseBodyStr = http.quickDeleteStr(url);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        // This will happen if the response status code was 400 or greater,
        // or if the request could not be sent, or if no response was received.
        statusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
        System.out.println("Response status: " + statusCode);

        if (statusCode == 0) {
            // There was an error in communications.  
            System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
            }
        else {
            // We received a response status code indicating failure.
            // Examine the response body.
            System.out.println(http.lastResponseBody());
            }

        return;
        }

    // The DELETE request that is sent looks like this.
    // The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are automatically added by default.

    // 	DELETE /someting?param1=123&param2=abc HTTP/1.1
    // 	Host: www.example.com
    // 	Accept: */*
    // 	Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // 	x-exz-date: 20201012T235046Z
    // 	x-exz-id: 1234

    // Get the response status
    statusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
    System.out.println("Response status: " + statusCode);

    // Show the response body
    System.out.println(reponseBodyStr);
  }
}