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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.

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Unicode C++
#include <CkHttpW.h>

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    const wchar_t *str = http.quickGetStr(L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",str);

    str = http.quickGetStr(L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",str);

    str = http.quickGetStr(L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",str);
    }