Question

am trying to get the XML file from a URL but am getting no Response and the code stops later because the String xml is null, can you tell me whats the problem ?

public String getXmlFromUrl(String url) {
 String xml = null;

    try {


        DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
        HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(url);
        HttpResponse httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
                    // I printed the response here but I got nothing ! 
        HttpEntity httpEntity = httpResponse.getEntity();
        xml = EntityUtils.toString(httpEntity);
                    return xml;


    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

Please be specific in you answers I appreciate your help

Answer 1

Why you are using HTTPPost?? You are not sending any data Even. Try with HttpGet.

Try This :

public String getXmlFromUrl(String url) throws Exception {
    return new AsyncTask<String, Void, String>() {
        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(String... params) {
            String xml = null;
            try {
                DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
                HttpGet httpPost = new HttpGet(params[0]);
                HttpResponse httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
                // I printed the response here but I got nothing !
                HttpEntity httpEntity = httpResponse.getEntity();
                xml = EntityUtils.toString(httpEntity);
                Log.i("DEMO", xml);

            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            return xml;
        }
    }.execute(url).get();

}