Question

I have a web address http://www.abc.com/check … I have created a web service on this address for receiving data. Through an android app i send some data to this address using following code:

public class TestappActivity extends Activity {
    EditText ch;
    Button btn;
    InputStream is;
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        ch=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.ch);
        btn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.btn);

        btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View arg0) {
            sendData();

            }
        });


    }


    private void sendData() {

          Log.i(getClass().getSimpleName(), "send  task - start");

            HttpParams p=new BasicHttpParams();
            p.setParameter("name", ch.getText());


          HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient(p);


          try {
                HttpResponse response=client.execute(new HttpPost("http://www.abc.com/check"));
                is=response.getEntity().getContent();

        } catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
        }



          Log.i(getClass().getSimpleName(), "send  task - end");

        }
}

How can i find if my post was successful ? What do i get back when i post something. ?

Answer 1

[update]Simple solution, you can just check the status code

response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();  

It’s a integer(200 means OK, 500 means error on server) , Reference Here

Or a completely check by using the response body

response.getEntity().getContent();

It is generated on the server by your service, so if you want to assure the invocation is really successful, you can return something to client. e.g. a XML string

"<status>OK</status>" 

in the response body would be enough. You will get it on client and then do whatever you want to do.

I recommend the simpler solution. Thanks shraddha