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JavaScript Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

HTTP SOAP 1.1 Request and Response using POST

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Demonstrates a working SOAP 1.1 request and response using POST with a live server. You may try running this example with the URLs and data provided. See http://secure.smartbearsoftware.com/samples/testcomplete10/webservices/Service.asmx?WSDL for details
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

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

var http = new CkHttp();

//  Generate the following XML:

//  <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:smar="http://smartbear.com">
//     <soapenv:Header/>
//     <soapenv:Body>
//        <smar:HelloWorld/>
//     </soapenv:Body>
//  </soapenv:Envelope>

var soapXml = new CkXml();
soapXml.Tag = "soapenv:Envelope";
soapXml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
soapXml.AddAttribute("xmlns:smar","http://smartbear.com");
soapXml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header","");
soapXml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|smar:HelloWorld","");

console.log(soapXml.GetXml());

var req = new CkHttpRequest();
req.HttpVerb = "POST";
req.SendCharset = false;
req.AddHeader("Content-Type","text/xml; charset=utf-8");
req.AddHeader("SOAPAction","http://smartbear.com/HelloWorld");
req.Path = "/samples/testcomplete10/webservices/Service.asmx";
success = req.LoadBodyFromString(soapXml.GetXml(),"utf-8");

http.FollowRedirects = true;

var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpSReq("secure.smartbearsoftware.com",443,true,req,resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var xmlResponse = new CkXml();
success = xmlResponse.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr);
console.log(xmlResponse.GetXml());

//  A successful XML response:

//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
//  <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
//      <soap:Body>
//          <HelloWorldResponse xmlns="http://smartbear.com">
//              <HelloWorldResult>Hello World</HelloWorldResult>
//          </HelloWorldResponse>
//      </soap:Body>
//  </soap:Envelope>