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XML Exclusive Canonicalization

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Demonstrates how to convert XML to the Exclusive XML Canonicalization form as specified in http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-exc-c14n/ PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

# The XML digital signature verification class provides utility methods for
# XML canonicalization.  This example demonstrates how to do exclusive XML canonicalization.

# This example will show many sample XML inputs and outputs.  The input XML files are available online
# as shown in this example.

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http
$sbXml = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$canon = New-Object Chilkat.XmlDSig

# Use exclusive XML canonicalization.
$canonVersion = "EXCL_C14N"
$withComments = $false

$div1 = "--------------- input ---------------"
$div2 = "--------------- canonicalized output ---------------"

$sbUrl = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder

$i = 1
while ($i -lt 20) {
    $sbUrl.SetString("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/c14n/testTESTNUMBER.xml")
    $numReplaced = $sbUrl.ReplaceI("TESTNUMBER",$i)

    $success = $http.QuickGetSb($sbUrl.GetAsString(),$sbXml)
    if ($success -eq $true) {
        $xmlCanon = $canon.CanonicalizeXml($sbXml.GetAsString(),$canonVersion,$withComments)

        $("---- Test " + $i + " ----")
        $($div1)
        $($sbXml.GetAsString())
        $($div2)
        $($xmlCanon)
        $(" ")
    }

    $i = $i + 1
}

# The output of this program is:

# 
# ---- Test 1 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <?xml version="1.0"?>
# 
# <?xml-stylesheet   href="doc.xsl"
#    type="text/xsl"   ?>  
# 
# <!DOCTYPE doc SYSTEM "doc.dtd">
# 
# <doc>Hello, world!<!-- Comment 1 --></doc>
# 
# <?pi-without-data     ?>
# 
# <!-- Comment 2 -->
# 
# <!-- Comment 3 -->
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <?xml-stylesheet href="doc.xsl"
#    type="text/xsl"   ?>
# <doc>Hello, world!</doc>
# <?pi-without-data?>
#  
# ---- Test 2 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <?xml version="1.0"?>
# 
# <?xml-stylesheet   href="doc.xsl"
#    type="text/xsl"   ?>  
# 
# <doc>Hello, world!<fish name="goldie"   type = "goldfish"   color='gold'    /></doc>
# 
# <?pi-without-data     ?>
# 
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <?xml-stylesheet href="doc.xsl"
#    type="text/xsl"   ?>
# <doc>Hello, world!<fish color="gold" name="goldie" type="goldfish"></fish></doc>
# <?pi-without-data?>
#  
# ---- Test 3 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
#    <clean>   </clean>
#    <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
#    <mixed>
#       A
#       <clean>   </clean>
#       B
#       <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
#       C
#    </mixed>
# </doc> 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
#    <clean>   </clean>
#    <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
#    <mixed>
#       A
#       <clean>   </clean>
#       B
#       <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
#       C
#    </mixed>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 4 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <!DOCTYPE doc [
# <!ATTLIST normId id ID #IMPLIED>
# <!ATTLIST normNames attr NMTOKENS #IMPLIED>
# ]>
# <doc>
#    <text>First line&#x0d;&#10;Second line</text>
#    <value>&#x32;</value>
#    <compute><![CDATA[value>"0" && value<"10" ?"valid":"error"]]></compute>
#    <compute expr='value>"0" &amp;&amp; value&lt;"10" ?"valid":"error"'>valid</compute>
#    <norm attr=' &apos;   &#x20;&#13;&#xa;&#9;   &apos; '/>
#    <normNames attr='   A   &#x20;&#13;&#xa;&#9;   B   '/>
#    <normId id=' &apos;   &#x20;&#13;&#xa;&#9;   &apos; '/>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
#    <text>First line&#xD;
# Second line</text>
#    <value>2</value>
#    <compute>value&gt;"0" &amp;&amp; value&lt;"10" ?"valid":"error"</compute>
#    <compute expr="value>&quot;0&quot; &amp;&amp; value&lt;&quot;10&quot; ?&quot;valid&quot;:&quot;error&quot;">valid</compute>
#    <norm attr=" '    &#xD;&#xA;&#x9;   ' "></norm>
#    <normNames attr="A &#xD;&#xA;&#x9; B"></normNames>
#    <normId id="' &#xD;&#xA;&#x9; '"></normId>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 5 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
#   <lizard type="gecko &amp; african" abc="&amp; test &quot;" />
#   <snake type="poisonous rattler" />
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
#   <lizard abc="&amp; test &quot;" type="gecko &amp; african"></lizard>
#   <snake type="poisonous rattler"></snake>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 6 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <!-- A namespace node N is ignored if the nearest ancestor element of the node's parent element that is in the node-set has a namespace node in the node-set with the same local name and value as N. -->
# 	<animal xmlns="" xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/">
# 		<reptile xmlns:cc="https://www.herpetology.com/" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
#   			<lizard type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/" />
#   			<snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
#   				<cobra bb:name="benny" />
#   			</snake>
#   		</reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# 
# 	<animal>
# 		<reptile>
#   			<lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed"></lizard>
#   			<snake type="poisonous rattler">
#   				<cobra xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" bb:name="benny"></cobra>
#   			</snake>
#   		</reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 7 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <!-- A namespace node N is ignored if the nearest ancestor element of the node's parent element that is in the node-set has a namespace node in the node-set with the same local name and value as N. -->
# 	<animal xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/">
# 		<reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
#   			<lizard xmlns="" type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/" />
#   			<snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
#   			</snake>
#   		</reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# 
# 	<animal>
# 		<reptile>
#   			<lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed"></lizard>
#   			<snake type="poisonous rattler">
#   			</snake>
#   		</reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 8 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <!-- generate a space followed by xmlns="" if and only if the following conditions are met:
# 
#     the element E that owns the axis is in the node-set
#     The nearest ancestor element of E in the node-set has a default namespace node in the node-set (default namespace nodes always have non-empty values in XPath)
#  -->
# 	<animal xmlns="https://www.animal.com/">
# 		<reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
#   			<lizard xmlns="" type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile222.com/" >
#   				<myPet xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">larry</myPet>
#   			</lizard>
#   			<snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
#   			</snake>
#   		</reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# 
# 	<animal xmlns="https://www.animal.com/">
# 		<reptile>
#   			<lizard xmlns="" abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed">
#   				<myPet>larry</myPet>
#   			</lizard>
#   			<snake type="poisonous rattler">
#   			</snake>
#   		</reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 9 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <!DOCTYPE doc [<!ATTLIST e9 attr CDATA "default">]>
# <doc>
#    <e1   />
#    <e2   ></e2>
#    <e3   name = "elem3"   id="elem3"   />
#    <e4   name="elem4"   id="elem4"   ></e4>
#    <e5 a:attr="out" b:attr="sorted" attr2="all" attr="I'm"
#       xmlns:b="http://www.ietf.org"
#       xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org"
#       xmlns="http://example.org"/>
#    <e6 xmlns="" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org">
#       <e7 xmlns="http://www.ietf.org">
#          <e8 xmlns="" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org">
#             <e9 xmlns="" xmlns:a="http://www.ietf.org"/>
#          </e8>
#       </e7>
#    </e6>
# </doc>       
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
#    <e1></e1>
#    <e2></e2>
#    <e3 id="elem3" name="elem3"></e3>
#    <e4 id="elem4" name="elem4"></e4>
#    <e5 xmlns="http://example.org" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org" xmlns:b="http://www.ietf.org" attr="I'm" attr2="all" b:attr="sorted" a:attr="out"></e5>
#    <e6>
#       <e7 xmlns="http://www.ietf.org">
#          <e8 xmlns="">
#             <e9 attr="default"></e9>
#          </e8>
#       </e7>
#    </e6>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 10 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# 
# <!DOCTYPE note [
# <!ENTITY nbsp "&#xA0;">
# <!ENTITY author "Donald Duck">
# <!ENTITY writer "Writer: &author;.">
# <!ENTITY copyright "Copyright: &lt; > Chilkat.">
# <!ATTLIST OPTIONS
# 	FINISH (Metal|Polished|Matte) "Matte"
# 	ADAPTER (Included|Optional|NotApplicable) "Included"
# 	CASE (HardShell|Soft|NotApplicable) "HardShell">
# 
# <!ATTLIST footer
#    src    CDATA          #REQUIRED
#    id     ID             #IMPLIED
#    sort   CDATA          #FIXED "true"
#    print  (yes | no) "yes"
# >
# <!ENTITY myEntityA "Some Entity Value A">
# <!ENTITY myEntityB "Some Entity Value B">
# ]>
# 
# <note>
# <OPTIONS/>
# <to>Tove &#xA0; &#xE1; &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos; &quot; " ' ></to>
# <from eTest="&amp; &#xA0; &#xE1; &lt; > &gt; &apos; ' &quot; ">Jani</from>
# <heading myEntityTest="&myEntityA;">Reminder</heading>
# <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
# <footer>&writer;&nbsp;&copyright;</footer>
# <footer print="no">&writer;&nbsp;&copyright;</footer>
#    <someCData><![CDATA[
#       &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos; &quot; 
#       " ' & < >
#       This is a test.
# ]]></someCData>
#    <someText>
#       &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos; &quot; 
#       " '   >
#       This is a test.     
#    </someText>
# </note>
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <note>
# <OPTIONS ADAPTER="Included" CASE="HardShell" FINISH="Matte"></OPTIONS>
# <to>Tove � � &amp; &lt; &gt; ' " " ' &gt;</to>
# <from eTest="&amp; � � &lt; > > ' ' &quot; ">Jani</from>
# <heading myEntityTest="Some Entity Value A">Reminder</heading>
# <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
# <footer print="yes" sort="true">Writer: Donald Duck.�Copyright: &lt; &gt; Chilkat.</footer>
# <footer print="no" sort="true">Writer: Donald Duck.�Copyright: &lt; &gt; Chilkat.</footer>
#    <someCData>
#       &amp;amp; &amp;lt; &amp;gt; &amp;apos; &amp;quot; 
#       " ' &amp; &lt; &gt;
#       This is a test.
# </someCData>
#    <someText>
#       &amp; &lt; &gt; ' " 
#       " '   &gt;
#       This is a test.     
#    </someText>
# </note>
#  
# ---- Test 11 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# 
# <!DOCTYPE note [
# <!ENTITY nbsp "&#xA0;">
# <!ENTITY writer "Writer: Donald Duck.">
# <!ENTITY copyright "Copyright: &lt; > Chilkat.">
# <!ATTLIST OPTIONS
# 	FINISH (Metal|Polished|Matte) "Matte"
# 	ADAPTER (Included|Optional|NotApplicable) "Included"
# 	CASE (HardShell|Soft|NotApplicable) "HardShell">
# 
# <!ATTLIST footer
#    src    CDATA          #REQUIRED
#    id     ID             #IMPLIED
#    sort   CDATA          #FIXED "true"
#    print  (yes | no) "yes"
# >
# <!ENTITY myEntityA "Some Entity Value A">
# <!ENTITY myEntityB "Some Entity Value B">
# 
# <!ENTITY c SYSTEM "http://www.xmlwriter.net/copyright.xml">
# <!ENTITY c PUBLIC "-//W3C//TEXT copyright//EN"
#  "http://www.w3.org/xmlspec/copyright.xml">
#  
# <!ENTITY logo SYSTEM "http://www.xmlwriter.net/logo.gif" NDATA gif>
# <!ENTITY logo PUBLIC  "-//W3C//GIF logo//EN" "http://www.w3.org/logo.gif" NDATA gif>
# 
# ]>
# 
# <note>
# <OPTIONS/>
# <to>Tove</to>
# <from>Jani</from>
# <heading myEntityTest="&myEntityA;">Reminder</heading>
# <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
# <footer>&writer;&nbsp;&copyright;</footer>
# </note>
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <note>
# <OPTIONS ADAPTER="Included" CASE="HardShell" FINISH="Matte"></OPTIONS>
# <to>Tove</to>
# <from>Jani</from>
# <heading myEntityTest="Some Entity Value A">Reminder</heading>
# <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
# <footer print="yes" sort="true">Writer: Donald Duck.�Copyright: &lt; &gt; Chilkat.</footer>
# </note>
#  
# ---- Test 12 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# <lizard  xml:space="retain" xml:lang="en">
# 	<gecko />
# 	<bearded_dragon xml:lang="en" xml:space="retain">pip</bearded_dragon>
# </lizard>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <lizard xml:lang="en" xml:space="retain">
# 	<gecko></gecko>
# 	<bearded_dragon xml:lang="en" xml:space="retain">pip</bearded_dragon>
# </lizard>
#  
# ---- Test 13 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# <lizard  xmlns="http://www.chilkatsoft.com">
# 	<gecko name="larry" />
# 	<bearded_dragon  xmlns="http://www.beardies.com" name="pip">pip</bearded_dragon>
# </lizard>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <lizard xmlns="http://www.chilkatsoft.com">
# 	<gecko name="larry"></gecko>
# 	<bearded_dragon xmlns="http://www.beardies.com" name="pip">pip</bearded_dragon>
# </lizard>
#  
# ---- Test 14 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <a xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# <b xmlns:aa="https://www.test2.org">
# <c xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# <d xmlns:aa="https://www.test2.org">
# <e xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# </e>
# </d>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# <a>
# <b>
# <c>
# <d>
# <e>
# </e>
# </d>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 15 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <a xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# <b xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# <c xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# <d xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# <e xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
# </e>
# </d>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# <a>
# <b>
# <c>
# <d>
# <e>
# </e>
# </d>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 16 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <a xmlns="">
# <b xmlns="">
# <c xmlns="https://www.chilkatsoft.com">
# <c2 xmlns="https://www.chilkatsoft.com">
# <d xmlns="">
# <e xmlns="">
# </e>
# </d>
# </c2>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# <a>
# <b>
# <c xmlns="https://www.chilkatsoft.com">
# <c2>
# <d xmlns="">
# <e>
# </e>
# </d>
# </c2>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 17 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <a xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" xmlns:zz="https://testZ.com" zz:color="blue" xmlns:yy="https://testY.com">
# <b xmlns="">
# <c xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago" xmlns:bb="https://www.testB.com/">
# <bb:d xmlns:aa="https://www.testAA.com/" aa:country="USA" yy:planet="Earth">
# </bb:d>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# <a xmlns:zz="https://testZ.com" zz:color="blue">
# <b>
# <c xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago">
# <bb:d xmlns:aa="https://www.testAA.com/" xmlns:bb="https://www.testB.com/" xmlns:yy="https://testY.com" yy:planet="Earth" aa:country="USA">
# </bb:d>
# </c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 18 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <a xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago">
# <b xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/"><!-- aa is not emitted here (using exclusive canon) -->
# <c xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/">test</c><!-- aa is not emitted here (using exclusive canon) -->
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# <a xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago">
# <b>
# <c>test</c>
# </b>
# </a>
# </doc>
#  
# ---- Test 19 ----
# --------------- input ---------------
# <doc>
# <!-- generate a space followed by xmlns="" if and only if the following conditions are met:
# 
#     the element E that owns the axis is in the node-set
#     The nearest ancestor element of E in the node-set has a default namespace node in the node-set (default namespace nodes always have non-empty values in XPath)
#  -->
# 	<animal xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
# 		<bb:reptile xmlns="https://www.animal.com/" bb:abc="123">
#   			<lizard xmlns="" type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile222.com/" >
#   				<myPet xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">larry</myPet>
#   			</lizard>
#   			<snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
#   			</snake>
#   		</bb:reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
# 
# --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
# <doc>
# 
# 	<animal>
# 		<bb:reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" bb:abc="123">
#   			<lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed">
#   				<myPet>larry</myPet>
#   			</lizard>
#   			<snake xmlns="https://www.animal.com/" type="poisonous rattler">
#   			</snake>
#   		</bb:reptile>
#   	</animal>
# </doc>
#  
#