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# HTTPParam

I add an HTTP param to an HTTP call.

## Component Signature

```
<bx:HTTPParam type=[string]
name=[string]
value=[any]
file=[string]
encoded=[boolean]
mimetype=[string] />
```

### Attributes

| Atrribute  | Type      | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                   | Default |
| ---------- | --------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `type`     | `string`  | `true`   | The type of parameter: header, body, xml, cgi, file, url, formfield, cookie                                                                                                   |         |
| `name`     | `string`  | `false`  | The name of the parameter (not required for body, xml, or file types)                                                                                                         |         |
| `value`    | `any`     | `false`  | The value of the parameter (not required for file type)                                                                                                                       |         |
| `file`     | `string`  | `false`  | The path to the file (required for file type)                                                                                                                                 |         |
| `encoded`  | `boolean` | `false`  | Whether the value is URL encoded. Applies to CGI Params and Form Fields (default: false). If passed as false to a URL param, it will bypass the default encoding that occurs. |         |
| `mimetype` | `string`  | `false`  | The MIME type of the file (only used for file type, default: application/octet-stream)                                                                                        |         |

## Examples

### Script Syntax

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwtjEEKwjAQRdfmFMOsdGGzlZbs3CvoBdJ20hYyJqYTo4h3t1JX%2F%2FF5vPZZjyIRmGQMvcHz6XJF6EabZhKDWdz%2BgJCTN%2Fjz5lrrUko1hDB4qrrAGiHRnP0ir4vwVpt2zUabLMPNMhm8I8grLuBCYjeR7xEe1ufl6Rx7bNRHlTQJHTPH7T8Ku0Z9Afh2N4k%3D)

```java
bx:http method="POST" charset="utf-8" url="https://www.google.com/" result="result" {
	bx:httpparam name="q" type="formfield" value="bx";
}
writeDump( result );

```

### BX:HTTP Tag Syntax

```java
<bx:http result="result" method="POST" charset="utf-8" url="https://www.google.com/">
    <bx:httpparam name="q" type="formfield" value="bx">
</bx:http>
<bx:dump var="#result#">
```


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