(Java) Retrieve a Particular SharePoint List as XML

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Downloads a particular SharePoint list and parses the XML.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
    // The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
    // The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
    // Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
    // for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    // Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    http.put_Login("SHAREPOINT_USERNAME");
    http.put_Password("SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD");
    http.put_LoginDomain("SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN");
    http.put_NtlmAuth(true);

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
    // If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
    // establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Indicate that we want an XML reply
    http.put_Accept("application/atom+xml");
    http.put_AcceptCharset("utf-8");

    // The contents of a SharePoint list can be downloaded by it's URI,
    // which has the following URL format:
    // https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/items
    // 
    // To get the URI's for all SharePoint lists, 
    // See Get SharePoint Lists.

    // Download the list like this (where the SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID is replaced with the actual GUID)
    CkStringBuilder sbXml = new CkStringBuilder();
    boolean success = http.QuickGetSb("https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/Lists(guid'SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID')/items",sbXml);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.LoadSb(sbXml,true);

    CkStringBuilder sbBase = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbBase.Append(xml.getAttrValue("xml:base"));
    System.out.println("Base URL = " + sbBase.getAsString());

    // Find the number of entries in this list.
    int numEntries = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("entry");
    System.out.println("Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = " + numEntries);

    CkStringBuilder sbUri = new CkStringBuilder();

    int i = 0;
    while (i < numEntries) {
        xml.put_I(i);

        String title = xml.getChildContent("entry[i]|content|m:properties|d:Title");

        sbUri.SetString(sbBase.getAsString());
        sbUri.Append(xml.getChildContent("entry[i]|id"));

        System.out.println((i+1) + ": " + title);
        System.out.println("URI: " + sbUri.getAsString());

        i = i+1;
        }

    // The output of this program (when I ran w/ my test SharePoint data) looks something like this:

    // I found that not every item has a Title,  but as viewed in a browser, I can see each of the item's name.
    // (The number of items agrees with what I can interactively see in a browser.) The mystery of what
    // is being shown for the name (or title) in the browser will be investigated further as Chilkat
    // continues to explore the SharePoint API...

    // 	Base URL = https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/
    // 	Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = 13
    // 	1: Domain Name created for Exchange Docx
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(3)
    // 	2: 
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(4)
    // 	3: VCAC_RA_Design.docx
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(5)
    // 	4: 
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(9)
    // 	5: 
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(10)
    // 	6: Architecture Briefv1
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(16)
    // 	7: PowerPoint Presentation
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(17)
    // 	8: 
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(18)
    // 	9: 
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(19)
    // 	10: 
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(20)
    // 	11: FRC Summit Brief
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(21)
    // 	12: VCAC DISA Brief 8-13-16
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(22)
    // 	13: TEST PROCEDURE
    // 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(23)
    // 
    // 
  }
}