(Objective-C) HTTPS GET URL with URL Encoded Query Params

Creates a URL with URL encoded query params, and sends an HTTPS GET to the URL.

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#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <NSString.h>

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

BOOL success;

// Create a URL with URL-encoded query params.
CkoStringBuilder *sbUrl = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbUrl Append: @"https://www.example.com/something?"];

// If we know a query param value does not have any special chars requiring URL encoding,
// just add it.  In this case, there is no need to URL encode "123" because "123" url encoded is still just "123".
[sbUrl Append: @"abc=123&xyz="];

CkoStringBuilder *sbValue = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbValue Append: @"this is a test"];

[sbUrl Append: @"msg="];
[sbUrl Append: [sbValue GetEncoded: @"url" charset: @"utf-8"]];

// sbUrl contains:  https://www.example.com/something?abc=123&xyz=msg=this%20is%20a%20test
NSLog(@"%@",[sbUrl GetAsString]);

// Send the GET request and get the response body, which is assumed to be text of some sort (HTML, XML, JSON, etc.)
// (Chilkat automatically decompresses gzipped responses)
CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
NSString *responseBody = [http QuickGetStr: [sbUrl GetAsString]];
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Body:");
NSLog(@"%@",responseBody);