Swift

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

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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.

Swift

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    var str: String? = http.quickGetStr(url: "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json")
    if http.lastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("\(str!)")

    str = http.quickGetStr(url: "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
    print("\(str!)")

    str = http.quickGetStr(url: "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml")
    print("\(str!)")

}