IPWorks Cloud 2020 C++ Edition

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SendCustomRequest Method

Sends a custom request to the Box API.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int SendCustomRequest(const char* lpszHttpMethod, const char* lpszRequestPath, const char* lpszRequestBody);

Unicode (Windows)
INT SendCustomRequest(LPCWSTR lpszHttpMethod, LPCWSTR lpszRequestPath, LPCWSTR lpszRequestBody);
- (void)sendCustomRequest:(NSString*)httpMethod :(NSString*)requestPath :(NSString*)requestBody;
#define MID_BOX_SENDCUSTOMREQUEST 27

IPWORKSCLOUD_EXTERNAL int IPWORKSCLOUD_CALL IPWorksCloud_Box_Do(void *lpObj, int methid, int cparam, void *param[], int cbparam[], int64 *lpllVal);

Remarks

This method can be used to send arbitrary requests to the Box API.

Valid values for HttpMethod are:

  • GET (default if empty)
  • HEAD
  • POST
  • PUT
  • DELETE

The value passed for RequestPath must already be URL-encoded in a manner acceptable to the Box API. The RequestBody parameter may be empty if not needed.

Usage

When this method is called, the class does the following:

  1. Builds a request URL, including query parameters, as follows:
    • The specified RequestPath is appended to the Box API endpoint, https://api.box.com/2.0.
    • All query parameters in the QueryParam* properties are added to the request URL.
  2. Sends the request using the specified HttpMethod, the request URL build in step 1, the header information held by Authorization and OtherHeaders, and the given RequestBody (if non-empty).
  3. Stores the response headers in the ParsedHeader* properties, and the response body in the stream specified using SetDownloadStream, the specified LocalFile, or ResourceData (using the same logic as DownloadFile).

If the response body is JSON data, the XPath, XText, and other X* configuration settings can then be used to navigate and extract information from it.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

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