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wxHTTP
wxWidgets Documentation for wxHTTP
Creation Parameters
See the http_demo.exw program for a simple example. These are the steps needed in order to use this class.
  1. Call set_http_header and set the Content-type.
  2. Call http_connect, passing in the host, ex: "www.example.com".
  3. Call get_http_input, passing in the relative address, use "\" for the root.
  4. Use stream_read to retrieve the data.

Functions/Procedures
Supertopics

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[func]
get_http_content_type ( atom http )

Category: wxHTTP

Returns the type of the content of the last opened stream. It is a mime-type.

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[func]
get_http_header ( atom http, object header )

Category: wxHTTP

Returns the data attached with a field whose name is specified by header. If the field doesn't exist, it will return an empty string and not a NULL string.

Note

The header is not case-sensitive, i.e. "CONTENT-TYPE" and "content-type" represent the same header.

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[func]
get_http_input ( atom http )

Category: wxHTTP

Returns an input stream that can be used with stream_read() to fetch the file from the url.

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[func]
http_connect ( atom http, object host, atom port )

Category: wxHTTP

Connects to a server using the specified address host:port.

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[proc]
set_http_header ( atom http, object header, object data )

Category: wxHTTP

Sets data of a field to be sent during the next request to the HTTP server. The field name is specified by header and the content by data. This is a low level function and it assumes that you know what you are doing.

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[proc]
set_http_post_buffer ( atom http, object buffer )

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[proc]
set_http_proxy_mode ( atom http, atom on )

Category: wxHTTP