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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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    // 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>

    xml := chilkat.NewXml()
    xml.SetTag("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.
    xmlBody := xml.FindChild("*:Body")
    if xml.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println("Body child not found.")
        xml.DisposeXml()
        return
    }

    // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv:Body"
    fmt.Println(xmlBody.Tag())

    // Get the namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv"
    fmt.Println(xmlBody.TagNsPrefix())

    // Get the unprefixed tag:
    // Output is "Body"
    fmt.Println(xmlBody.TagUnprefixed())

    // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
    isBodyTag := xmlBody.TagUnpEquals("Body")
    fmt.Println("isBodyTag = ", isBodyTag)

    // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
    isSoapenv := xmlBody.TagNsEquals("soapenv")
    fmt.Println("isSoapenv = ", isSoapenv)

    // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
    xmlBody.SetTagNsPrefix("se")
    // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
    fmt.Println(xmlBody.Tag())

    // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
    xmlBody.SetTagUnprefixed("Bodie")
    // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
    fmt.Println(xmlBody.Tag())

    xmlBody.DisposeXml()

    xml.DisposeXml()