(Go) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a string secret from the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, fetches from the Apple Keychain.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

For more information, see https://cknotes.com/chilkat-secrets-class-added-in-version-10-1-0/

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

    secrets := chilkat.NewSecrets()

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    secrets.SetLocation("local_manager")

    // Specify the secret to be fetched.
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("appName","Test2")
    json.UpdateString("service","Something")
    json.UpdateString("domain","Xyz")
    json.UpdateString("username","Abc")

    // Get the secret.
    secretValue := secrets.GetSecretStr(json)
    if secrets.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(secrets.LastErrorText())
        secrets.DisposeSecrets()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("The content of the secret: ", *secretValue)
    fmt.Println("Success.")

    secrets.DisposeSecrets()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()