(DataFlex) 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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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoXml
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vXmlBody
    Handle hoXmlBody
    Boolean iIsBodyTag
    Boolean iIsSoapenv
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // 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>

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXml
    End
    Set ComTag Of hoXml To "soapenv:Envelope"
    Get ComAddAttribute Of hoXml "xmlns:soapenv" "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddAttribute Of hoXml "xmlns:scm" "http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/" To iSuccess
    Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "soapenv:Header" ""
    Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token" "123"

    // Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
    Get ComFindChild Of hoXml "*:Body" To vXmlBody
    If (IsComObject(vXmlBody)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXmlBody
        Set pvComObject Of hoXmlBody To vXmlBody
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoXml To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "Body child not found."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv:Body"
    Get ComTag Of hoXmlBody To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Get the namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv"
    Get ComTagNsPrefix Of hoXmlBody To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Get the unprefixed tag:
    // Output is "Body"
    Get ComTagUnprefixed Of hoXmlBody To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
    Get ComTagUnpEquals Of hoXmlBody "Body" To iIsBodyTag
    Showln "isBodyTag = " iIsBodyTag

    // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
    Get ComTagNsEquals Of hoXmlBody "soapenv" To iIsSoapenv
    Showln "isSoapenv = " iIsSoapenv

    // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
    Set ComTagNsPrefix Of hoXmlBody To "se"
    // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
    Get ComTag Of hoXmlBody To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
    Set ComTagUnprefixed Of hoXmlBody To "Bodie"
    // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
    Get ComTag Of hoXmlBody To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Send Destroy of hoXmlBody


End_Procedure