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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.

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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    // 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>

    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.Tag = "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.
    // xmlBody: Xml
    var xmlBody = xml.FindChild("*:Body");
    if (xml.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log("Body child not found.");
        return;
    }

    // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv:Body"
    console.log(xmlBody.Tag);

    // Get the namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv"
    console.log(xmlBody.TagNsPrefix);

    // Get the unprefixed tag:
    // Output is "Body"
    console.log(xmlBody.TagUnprefixed);

    // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
    var isBodyTag = xmlBody.TagUnpEquals("Body");
    console.log("isBodyTag = " + isBodyTag);

    // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
    var isSoapenv = xmlBody.TagNsEquals("soapenv");
    console.log("isSoapenv = " + isSoapenv);

    // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
    xmlBody.TagNsPrefix = "se";
    // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
    console.log(xmlBody.Tag);

    // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
    xmlBody.TagUnprefixed = "Bodie";
    // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
    console.log(xmlBody.Tag);


}

chilkatExample();