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Access an Inner Node of an XML Document

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Demonstrates how to navigate to a particular inner node of an XML document.

The XML sample used in this example is also available here: Sample SOAP XML Document

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Xml;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
xml: HCkXml;
qualData: HCkXml;
n: Integer;
i: Integer;
strValue: PWideChar;

begin
success := False;

// This example navigates to the "qualificationData" node of the XML document shown below.

xml := CkXml_Create();

success := CkXml_LoadXmlFile(xml,'qa_data/xml/soapDoc.xml');

qualData := CkXml_FindChild(xml,'soap:Body|v1:createEvents|events|qualificationData');
if (CkXml_getLastMethodSuccess(xml) <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Not found.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Iterate over the "instructions" child nodes and show the value of each.
n := CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(qualData,'instructions');
i := 0;

while i < n do
  begin
    CkXml_putI(qualData,i);
    strValue := CkXml__getChildContent(qualData,'instructions[i]|value');
    if (CkXml_getLastMethodSuccess(qualData) = True) then
      begin
        // A node at the tag path existed (i.e. the "value" node existed)
        Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(i) + ': ' + strValue);
      end;
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkXml_Dispose(qualData);

// <?xml version="1.0"?>
// <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:v1="http://www.mywebsite.com/v6/MyEvent">
//     <soap:Header>
//         <ROClientIDHeader soap:mustUnderstand="0" xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
//             <ID>{69CE6D9E-B75E-422F-A79C-D4918192EAD9}</ID>
//         </ROClientIDHeader>
//     </soap:Header>
//     <soap:Body>
//         <v1:createEvents xmlns:v1="http://www.mywebsite.com/v6/MyEvent">
//             <events>
//                 <coreData>
//                     <anomaly>false</anomaly>
//                     <contacts>
//                         <coordinates>Mobile</coordinates>
//                         <flags>0</flags>
//                         <label>0606060606</label>
//                         <type>MOBILE</type>
//                     </contacts>
//                     <contacts>
//                         <coordinates>Telephone</coordinates>
//                         <flags>0</flags>
//                         <label>040400404</label>
//                         <type>PHONE</type>
//                     </contacts>
//                     <contacts>
//                         <coordinates>Fax</coordinates>
//                         <flags>0</flags>
//                         <label>0505050505</label>
//                         <type>FAX</type>
//                     </contacts>
//                     <contacts>
//                         <coordinates>Email</coordinates>
//                         <flags>0</flags>
//                         <label>test@test.com</label>
//                         <type>EMAIL</type>
//                     </contacts>
//                     <creationDate>2017-03-21T09:43:04.043</creationDate>
//                     <description>Buble Tea Bar</description>
//                     <earliestDate>2017-03-25T00:00:00</earliestDate>
//                     <expirationDate>2017-04-03T00:00:00</expirationDate>
//                     <orderingCustomer>ACME INTERNATIONAL</orderingCustomer>
//                     <priority>0</priority>
//                     <referentialData xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:externalReferentialData">
//                         <customerName>ACME INTERNATIONAL</customerName>
//                         <equipmentName />
//                         <location>
//                             <address>adresseSite</address>
//                             <city>VilleSite</city>
//                             <contact>Sarah Croche</contact>
//                             <description>DescriptionSite</description>
//                             <name>Male �  bar</name>
//                             <zipCode>69007</zipCode>
//                         </location>
//                     </referentialData>
//                 </coreData>
//                 <id>INTERV00102</id>
//                 <message />
//                 <qualificationData>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>description</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>Intervention �  realiser</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>customerName</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>ACME INTERNATIONAL</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>orderingCustomer</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>ACME INTERNATIONAL</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>Description</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>Buble Tea Bar</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>Name</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>Male �  bar</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                    </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>earliestDate</id>
//                         <fillingDate>2017-03-20T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>expirationDate</id>
//                         <fillingDate>2017-03-24T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>Acompte</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>200</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>Affaire</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>AFF56</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>DelaiStandard</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>off</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>address</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                        <value>adresseSite</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                        <id>city</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>VilleSite</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>zipCode</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>69007</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>description</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>DescriptionSite</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>ID</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>ENT</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>creationDate</id>
//                         <fillingDate>2017-03-21T09:43:04.043</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>MOBILE</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>0606060606</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>PHONE</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>040400404</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>FAX</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>0505050505</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>EMAIL</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>test@test.com</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>contact</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>Sarah Croche</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>DatePrevPose</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>SoldeAPayer</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>Id</id>
//                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                         <value>tech1</value>
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>appointmentDate</id>
//                         <fillingDate>2017-03-22T10:00:00.607</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>schedulingDate</id>
//                         <fillingDate>2017-03-22T11:00:00.607</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>schedulingEndDate</id>
//                         <fillingDate>2017-03-22T12:00:00.607</fillingDate>
//                         <value />
//                         <valueCode />
//                     </instructions>
//                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
//                         <id>Tableau2</id>
//                         <rows>
//                             <id>Ligne 1</id>
//                             <cells>
//                                 <id>objet</id>
//                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                                 <value>Fenêtre</value>
//                                 <valueCode />
//                             </cells>
//                             <cells>
//                                 <id>largeur</id>
//                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                                 <value>100</value>
//                                 <valueCode />
//                             </cells>
//                             <cells>
//                                 <id>hauteur</id>
//                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                                 <value>50</value>
//                                 <valueCode />
//                             </cells>
//                         </rows>
//                         <rows>
//                             <id>Ligne 2</id>
//                             <cells>
//                                 <id>objet</id>
//                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                                 <value>Porte</value>
//                                 <valueCode />
//                             </cells>
//                             <cells>
//                                 <id>largeur</id>
//                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                                 <value>220</value>
//                                 <valueCode />
//                             </cells>
//                             <cells>
//                                 <id>hauteur</id>
//                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
//                                 <value>100</value>
//                                 <valueCode />
//                             </cells>
//                         </rows>
//                     </instructions>
//                     <type>
//                         <duration>0</duration>
//                         <id>ENT</id>
//                     </type>
//                </qualificationData>
//                 <remoteStatus />
//                 <schedulingData>
//                     <agentId xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:externalEntityId">
//                         <id>tech1</id>
//                     </agentId>
//                     <appointmentDate>2017-03-28T10:00:00.607</appointmentDate>
//                     <schedulingDate>2017-03-28T12:00:00.607</schedulingDate>
//                     <schedulingEndDate>2017-03-28T14:00:00.607</schedulingEndDate>
//                     <useSchedulingHour>true</useSchedulingHour>
//                 </schedulingData>
//                 <status>NEW</status>
//             </events>
//         </v1:createEvents>
//     </soap:Body>
// </soap:Envelope>

CkXml_Dispose(xml);

end;