(DataFlex) Serialize / Deserialize Hashtable to/from XML

Demonstrates how to seralize / deserialize a Hashtable to/from XML.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoHashTab
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vSb
    Handle hoSb
2    Handle hoHashTab2
    Variant vSTable
    Handle hoSTable
    Integer i
    Integer iNumKeys
    String sKey
    String sTemp1

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.

    // Add some entries to a hashtable.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHashtable)) To hoHashTab
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHashTab))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHashTab
    End

    Get ComAddStr Of hoHashTab "aaa" "111" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddStr Of hoHashTab "bbb" "222" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddStr Of hoHashTab "ccc" "333" To iSuccess

    // Serialize to XML
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSb
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSb))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSb
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSb to vSb
    Get ComToXmlSb Of hoHashTab vSb To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSb To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1
    Showln "---"

    // The output is as follows.  Each hash table entry
    // is contained in an "e" node.  The entry's key
    // is in the "k" node, and the value in the "v" node.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf8-8"?>
    // <hashtable>
    // <e><k>aaa</k><v>111</v></e>
    // <e><k>bbb</k><v>222</v></e>
    // <e><k>ccc</k><v>333</v></e>
    // </hashtable>
    // 

    // Now load (deserialize) into a new hash table.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHashtable)) To hoHashTab2
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHashTab2))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHashTab2
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSb to vSb
    Get ComAddFromXmlSb Of hoHashTab2 vSb To iSuccess

    // Get the hash table keys, and lookup each (to show 
    // that the hash table was correctly deserialized).
    // The GetKeys method can return the keys in any order.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringTable)) To hoSTable
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSTable))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSTable
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSTable to vSTable
    Get ComGetKeys Of hoHashTab2 vSTable To iSuccess

    Move 0 To i
    Get ComCount Of hoSTable To iNumKeys
    While (i < iNumKeys)
        Get ComStringAt Of hoSTable i To sKey
        Get ComLookupStr Of hoHashTab2 sKey To sTemp1
        Showln sKey ": " sTemp1
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop



End_Procedure