(Java) XML Inclusive Canonicalization

Demonstrates how to convert XML to the Inclusive XML Canonicalization form as specified in http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-c14n/

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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 example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // The XML digital signature verification class provides utility methods for
    // XML canonicalization.  This example demonstrates how to do inclusive XML canonicalization.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    CkStringBuilder sbXml = new CkStringBuilder();
    CkXmlDSig canon = new CkXmlDSig();

    // Use inclusive XML canonicalization.
    String canonVersion = "C14N";
    boolean withComments = false;

    String url = "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/c14n/test7.xml";
    boolean success = http.QuickGetSb(url,sbXml);

    // This is the input XML:
    // The XML comment is referring to when exclusive XML canonicalization is applied.  With inclusive canonicalization, the namespace nodes
    // are kept, as we'll see below..

    // <doc>
    // <!-- A namespace node N is ignored if the nearest ancestor element of the node's parent element that is in the node-set has a namespace node in the node-set with the same local name and value as N. -->
    // 	<animal xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/">
    // 		<reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
    //   			<lizard xmlns="" type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/" />
    //   			<snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
    //   			</snake>
    //   		</reptile>
    //   	</animal>
    // </doc>

    String xmlInclCanon = canon.canonicalizeXml(sbXml.getAsString(),canonVersion,withComments);
    System.out.println(xmlInclCanon);

    // The C14N (inclusive) canonicalization is:

    // <doc>
    // 
    // 	<animal xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/">
    // 		<reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
    //   			<lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed"></lizard>
    //   			<snake type="poisonous rattler">
    //   			</snake>
    //   		</reptile>
    //   	</animal>
    // </doc>

    // To see the difference, let's do exclusive canonicalization..
    canonVersion = "EXCL_C14N";

    String xmlExclCanon = canon.canonicalizeXml(sbXml.getAsString(),canonVersion,withComments);
    System.out.println(xmlExclCanon);

    // // The C14N (exclusive) canonicalization is:
    // 
    // <doc>
    // 
    // 	<animal>
    // 		<reptile>
    //   			<lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed"></lizard>
    //   			<snake type="poisonous rattler">
    //   			</snake>
    //   		</reptile>
    //   	</animal>
    // </doc>
  }
}