Availability
This routine is available starting with katl-commons 4.1.0.
Syntax
httpGet(url, request)
Description
Executes an HTTP GET for the given URL using the specified HttpRequest object.Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url | string | Yes | The URL. |
| request | HttpRequest | Yes | An HttpRequest object containing headers, cookies, parameters. |
The request parameter should have the HttpRequest type described here.
Return type
variable return type - depending on the left hand side operator type
Example
You can check whether something exists in the external system. For instance, you can check whether a certain user exists in Salesforce and get the user parameters if such exist.
struct serverInfo{
string baseUrl;
string version;
number [] versionNumbers;
string deploymentType;
number buildNumber;
string buildDate;
string serverTime;
string serverTitle;
}
//Create request
HttpRequest request;
HttpHeader authHeader = httpBasicAuthHeader("admin", "admin");
request.headers += authHeader;
//Post data and get response
serverInfo si = httpGet("http://localhost:8080/rest/api/2/serverInfo?doHealthCheck=false", request);
return si.baseUrl;
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