(PureBasic) 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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IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    str.s = CkHttp::ckQuickGetStr(http,"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json")
    If CkHttp::ckLastMethodSuccess(http) = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug str

    str = CkHttp::ckQuickGetStr(http,"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
    Debug str

    str = CkHttp::ckQuickGetStr(http,"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml")
    Debug str


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure