(Objective-C) 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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#import <CkoXml.h>

// 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>

CkoXml *xml = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
xml.Tag = @"soapenv:Envelope";
[xml AddAttribute: @"xmlns:soapenv" value: @"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"];
[xml AddAttribute: @"xmlns:scm" value: @"http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/"];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"soapenv:Header" value: @""];
[xml UpdateChildContent: @"soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token" value: @"123"];

// Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
CkoXml *xmlBody = [xml FindChild: @"*:Body"];
if (xml.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Body child not found.");
    return;
}

// Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
// Output is "soapenv:Body"
NSLog(@"%@",xmlBody.Tag);

// Get the namespace prefix:
// Output is "soapenv"
NSLog(@"%@",xmlBody.TagNsPrefix);

// Get the unprefixed tag:
// Output is "Body"
NSLog(@"%@",xmlBody.TagUnprefixed);

// Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
BOOL isBodyTag = [xmlBody TagUnpEquals: @"Body"];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"isBodyTag = ",isBodyTag);

// Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
BOOL isSoapenv = [xmlBody TagNsEquals: @"soapenv"];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"isSoapenv = ",isSoapenv);

// Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
xmlBody.TagNsPrefix = @"se";
// The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
NSLog(@"%@",xmlBody.Tag);

// Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
xmlBody.TagUnprefixed = @"Bodie";
// The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
NSLog(@"%@",xmlBody.Tag);