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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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#include <CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // 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>

    CkXml xml;
    xml.put_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.
    CkXml *xmlBody = xml.FindChild("*:Body");
    if (xml.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << "Body child not found." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv:Body"
    std::cout << xmlBody->tag() << "\r\n";

    // Get the namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv"
    std::cout << xmlBody->tagNsPrefix() << "\r\n";

    // Get the unprefixed tag:
    // Output is "Body"
    std::cout << xmlBody->tagUnprefixed() << "\r\n";

    // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
    bool isBodyTag = xmlBody->TagUnpEquals("Body");
    std::cout << "isBodyTag = " << isBodyTag << "\r\n";

    // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
    bool isSoapenv = xmlBody->TagNsEquals("soapenv");
    std::cout << "isSoapenv = " << isSoapenv << "\r\n";

    // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
    xmlBody->put_TagNsPrefix("se");
    // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
    std::cout << xmlBody->tag() << "\r\n";

    // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
    xmlBody->put_TagUnprefixed("Bodie");
    // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
    std::cout << xmlBody->tag() << "\r\n";

    delete xmlBody;
    }