Xbase++

HTTPS GET URL with URL Encoded Query Params

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Creates a URL with URL encoded query params, and sends an HTTPS GET to the URL. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oSbUrl
LOCAL oSbValue
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL cResponseBody

nSuccess := 0

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

//  Create a URL with URL-encoded query params.
oSbUrl := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbUrl:Append("https://www.example.com/something?")

//  If we know a query param value does not have any special chars requiring URL encoding,
//  just add it.  In this case, there is no need to URL encode "123" because "123" url encoded is still just "123".
oSbUrl:Append("abc=123&xyz=")

oSbValue := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbValue:Append("this is a test")

oSbUrl:Append("msg=")
oSbUrl:Append(oSbValue:GetEncoded("url", "utf-8"))

//  sbUrl contains:  https://www.example.com/something?abc=123&xyz=msg=this%20is%20a%20test
? oSbUrl:GetAsString()

//  Send the GET request and get the response body, which is assumed to be text of some sort (HTML, XML, JSON, etc.)
//  (Chilkat automatically decompresses gzipped responses)
oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
cResponseBody := oHttp:QuickGetStr(oSbUrl:GetAsString())
IF (oHttp:LastMethodSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oSbUrl:destroy()
    oSbValue:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Response Body:"
? cResponseBody

oSbUrl:destroy()
oSbValue:destroy()
oHttp:destroy()