Java

Handling Namespaces in XML Tags

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Demonstrates new features added in Chilkat v9.5.0.77 for helping with namespace prefixed tags. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // First create some XML using namespace prefixed tags.

        // Create this XML.
        // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML:
        // Generate Code to Create XML

        // <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
        //    xmlns:scm="http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/">
        //    <soapenv:Header/>
        //    <soapenv:Body>
        //       <scm:AccountGetCurrent>
        //          <scm:token>123</scm:token>
        //       </scm:AccountGetCurrent>
        //    </soapenv:Body>
        // </soapenv:Envelope>

        Xml xml = new Xml();
        xml.setTag("soapenv:Envelope");
        xml.addAttribute("xmlns:soapenv", "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
        xml.addAttribute("xmlns:scm", "http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/");
        xml.updateChildContent("soapenv:Header", "");
        xml.updateChildContent("soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token", "123");

        // Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
        Xml xmlBody = xml.findChild("*:Body");
        if (xmlBody == null) {
            System.out.println("Body child not found.");
            return;
        }

        // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
        // Output is "soapenv:Body"
        System.out.println(xmlBody.getTag());

        // Get the namespace prefix:
        // Output is "soapenv"
        System.out.println(xmlBody.getTagNsPrefix());

        // Get the unprefixed tag:
        // Output is "Body"
        System.out.println(xmlBody.getTagUnprefixed());

        // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
        boolean isBodyTag = xmlBody.tagUnpEquals("Body");
        System.out.println("isBodyTag = " + isBodyTag);

        // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
        boolean isSoapenv = xmlBody.tagNsEquals("soapenv");
        System.out.println("isSoapenv = " + isSoapenv);

        // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
        xmlBody.setTagNsPrefix("se");
        // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
        System.out.println(xmlBody.getTag());

        // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
        xmlBody.setTagUnprefixed("Bodie");
        // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
        System.out.println(xmlBody.getTag());

        xmlBody.close();
    }
}