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Http_SendRequest_POST


Header: FIL.h
Namespace: fil
Module: FoundationBasic

Sends a POST request to the server and receives a text answer.

Syntax

C++
C#
 
void fil::Http_SendRequest_POST
(
	const ftl::String& inUrl,
	const ftl::Array<ftl::String>& inFields,
	const ftl::Array<ftl::String>& inFieldsData,
	int inTimeout,
	ftl::Conditional<ftl::String>& outAnswer,
	int& outResponseCode
)

Parameters

Name Type Range Default Description
Input value
 inUrl const String& URL of request.
Input value
 inFields const Array<String>& Request data to send. It will be automatically encoded.
Input value
 inFieldsData const Array<String>& Request data to send. It will be automatically encoded.
Input value
 inTimeout int 0 - 60 Request timeout in seconds.
Output value
 outAnswer Conditional<String>& Answer text if provided in UTF-8 encoding.
Output value
 outResponseCode int& Answer code. Typically 200 for OK.

Description

Filter sends a POST request to the server using application/x-www-form-urlencoded format. Filter waits for the sever text answer.

Examples

Filter executed with parameters:

  • inUrl = http://localhost/test
  • inFields = ["param1", "param2"]
  • inFieldsData = ["1", "2"]

Request sent to the server:

POST /test HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost
User-Agent: FabImage/1.0
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 17
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

param1=1&param2=2

Remarks

Filter only accepts text answers encoded using UTF-8 or plain ASCII. To receive answer in arbitrary format please use Http_SendRequest_POST_ByteBuffer.

Errors

List of possible exceptions:

Error type Description
DomainError Different size of inFields and inFieldsData in Http_SendRequest_POST.
DomainError Empty inUrl in Http_SendRequest_POST.
DomainError Invalid inUrl in Http_SendRequest_POST.
DomainError Secured HTTPS connection is not supported in Http_SendRequest_POST.

See Also