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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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load ./chilkat.dll

# 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>

set xml [new_CkXml]

CkXml_put_Tag $xml "soapenv:Envelope"
CkXml_AddAttribute $xml "xmlns:soapenv" "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
CkXml_AddAttribute $xml "xmlns:scm" "http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "soapenv:Header" ""
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token" "123"

# Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
# xmlBody is a CkXml
set xmlBody [CkXml_FindChild $xml "*:Body"]
if {[CkXml_get_LastMethodSuccess $xml] != 1} then {
    puts "Body child not found."
    delete_CkXml $xml
    exit
}

# Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
# Output is "soapenv:Body"
puts [CkXml_tag $xmlBody]

# Get the namespace prefix:
# Output is "soapenv"
puts [CkXml_tagNsPrefix $xmlBody]

# Get the unprefixed tag:
# Output is "Body"
puts [CkXml_tagUnprefixed $xmlBody]

# Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
set isBodyTag [CkXml_TagUnpEquals $xmlBody "Body"]
puts "isBodyTag = $isBodyTag"

# Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
set isSoapenv [CkXml_TagNsEquals $xmlBody "soapenv"]
puts "isSoapenv = $isSoapenv"

# Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
CkXml_put_TagNsPrefix $xmlBody "se"
# The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
puts [CkXml_tag $xmlBody]

# Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
CkXml_put_TagUnprefixed $xmlBody "Bodie"
# The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
puts [CkXml_tag $xmlBody]

delete_CkXml $xmlBody


delete_CkXml $xml