HTTP Post Request From Android Application

HTTP Post Request From Android Application

While writing Applications in Pure Native Android Java, following is the sample piece of code which will help to make the HTTP Post request.

       try {
           HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();            
           String postURL = <SERVER_URL>;
           HttpPost post = new HttpPost(postURL);            
            List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();                
            params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("Key1", "Value1"));
            params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("Key2", "Value2"));                           UrlEncodedFormEntity ent = new UrlEncodedFormEntity(params,HTTP.UTF_8);
               post.setEntity(ent);      
               HttpResponse responsePOST = client.execute(post);
               HttpEntity resEntity = responsePOST.getEntity();
               if (resEntity != null) {  
                   Log.i("RESPONSE",EntityUtils.toString(resEntity));
               }
       } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException uee){
        uee.printStackTrace();
       } catch (ClientProtocolException cpe){
        cpe.printStackTrace();
       } catch (IOException ioe){
        ioe.printStackTrace();
       }


Explanation:

Creating the Objects for HttpClient and HttpPost are required so as to execute the post request.
String postURL is the Server URL, where the HttpPost request is to be made, which is in turn an argument while creating HttpPost Object.
All the request parameters in the form of the Key Value Pair are to be set in the Arraylist,

List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();  

'setEntity()' methods throws 'UnsupportedEncodingException'.

'execute()' method actually makes the call to the server as follows

HttpResponse responsePOST = client.execute(post);

'client.execute()' throws 'ClientProtocolException'

Make sure to catch all the exceptions and process accordingly as per the requirements.

Finally at last make sure to add internet permission in Android Manifest file of the Application as follows:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

Thats All For Now!

Happy Coding :-))

~Mayuri




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