(Swift 3,4,5...) QuickGetBd Example

The QuickGetBd method is called to send a GET request to download a binary target, such as PDF, zip, image file, etc. into a Chilkat BinData object.

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    let bd = CkoBinData()!

    // Download the contents of a PDF file into the bd object.
    var success: Bool = http.quickGetBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hello.pdf", binData: bd)
    if success == false {
        // This will happen if the response status code was 400 or greater,
        // or if the request could not be sent, or if no response was received.
        // 
        // In other words, success will only be true if bd contains the desired content at the URL (not an error response).
        var statusCode: Int = http.lastStatus.intValue
        print("Response status: \(statusCode)")

        if statusCode == 0 {
            // There was an error in communications.  
            print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        }
        else {
            // We received a response status code indicating failure.
            // Examine the response body.
            print("\(http.lastResponseBody!)")
        }

        return
    }

    // Save the contents of bd to a file.
    // Note: This is only for the sake of this example.
    // It's better to call the Download method to download directly to a file.
    success = bd.writeFile("qa_output/hello.pdf")
    if success == false {
        print("Failed to write output file.")
    }
    else {
        print("Wrote hello.pdf")
    }


}