(Java) HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

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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();

    // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    String str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println(str);

    str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    System.out.println(str);

    str = http.quickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml");
    System.out.println(str);
  }
}