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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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C
#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkXml xml;
    HCkXml xmlBody;
    BOOL isBodyTag;
    BOOL isSoapenv;

    // 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 = CkXml_Create();
    CkXml_putTag(xml,"soapenv:Envelope");
    CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
    CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:scm","http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"soapenv:Header","");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token","123");

    // Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
    xmlBody = CkXml_FindChild(xml,"*:Body");
    if (CkXml_getLastMethodSuccess(xml) != TRUE) {
        printf("Body child not found.\n");
        CkXml_Dispose(xml);
        return;
    }

    // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv:Body"
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_tag(xmlBody));

    // Get the namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv"
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_tagNsPrefix(xmlBody));

    // Get the unprefixed tag:
    // Output is "Body"
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_tagUnprefixed(xmlBody));

    // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
    isBodyTag = CkXml_TagUnpEquals(xmlBody,"Body");
    printf("isBodyTag = %d\n",isBodyTag);

    // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
    isSoapenv = CkXml_TagNsEquals(xmlBody,"soapenv");
    printf("isSoapenv = %d\n",isSoapenv);

    // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
    CkXml_putTagNsPrefix(xmlBody,"se");
    // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_tag(xmlBody));

    // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
    CkXml_putTagUnprefixed(xmlBody,"Bodie");
    // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_tag(xmlBody));

    CkXml_Dispose(xmlBody);


    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }