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Method

Xojo.Net.HTTPSocket.SetRequestContent(data As Xojo.Core.MemoryBlock, mimeType As Text)

Supported for all project types and targets.

Sets the content data and content type to be sent to the server.

Sample Code

Sends a POST request, converting JSON data to a MemoryBlock before sending:

Using Xojo.Core
Using Xojo.Data

// Simple data in a Dictionary
Var info As New Dictionary
info.Value("ID") = 123456

// Convert to JSON text
Var json As Text
json = GenerateJSON(info)

// Convert to MemoryBlock
Var data As MemoryBlock
data = TextEncoding.UTF8.ConvertTextToData(json)

mySocket.SetRequestContent(data, "application/json")
mySocket.Send("POST", "http://127.0.0.1:8080/GetCustomer")

To send form information, you build the text yourself:

Using Xojo.Core
Using Xojo.Data

// Build form text
Var formText As Text = "firstName=Bob&lastName=Roberts"

// Convert to MemoryBlock
Var postData As Xojo.Core.MemoryBlock
postData = Xojo.Core.TextEncoding.UTF8.ConvertTextToData(formText)

// POST it
MyHttpSocket.SetRequestContent(postData, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
MyHttpSocket.Send("POST", "http://www.webserviceurl.com")