Rust Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

HTTP GET with Non-USASCII Query Params

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This example illustrates how query parameters in a URL are typically encoded and transmitted. Rust

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

// First, let's load the string "Grünhöfer GmbH" from a file.  (This is a fictitious company name.)
// The file uses the utf-8 charset encoding.
let sb_company_name = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let _ = sb_company_name.load_file("qa_data/txt/companyName.txt", "utf-8").is_ok();
// Assuming success for this example...

// We'll send an HTTP GET request to https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name={company name}

// When sending an HTTP GET request with query parameters that contain accented characters 
// (e.g., umlauts: ä, ö, ü), they must be percent-encoded (URL encoded) to ensure proper transmission and 
// interpretation by the server.  This is based on their UTF-8 byte values.
let sb_url = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
let _ = sb_url.append("https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name=");
let _ = sb_url.append(&sb_company_name.get_encoded("url", "utf-8").unwrap_or_default());

let http = chilkat::Http::new();

// Send the following HTTP GET request:

// GET /example?company_name=Gr%C3%BCnh%C3%B6fer%20GmbH HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com
// Accept: */*
// Accept-Encoding: gzip

let sb_response = chilkat::StringBuilder::new();
if http.quick_get_sb(&sb_url.get_as_string().unwrap_or_default(), &sb_response).is_err() {
    println!("{}", http.last_error_text());
    return;
}

println!("response status code: {}", http.last_status());
println!("{}", sb_response.get_as_string().unwrap_or_default());