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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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#include <C_CkXmlW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkXmlW xml;
    HCkXmlW xmlBody;
    BOOL isBodyTag;
    BOOL isSoapenv;

    // 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 = CkXmlW_Create();
    CkXmlW_putTag(xml,L"soapenv:Envelope");
    CkXmlW_AddAttribute(xml,L"xmlns:soapenv",L"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
    CkXmlW_AddAttribute(xml,L"xmlns:scm",L"http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/");
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContent(xml,L"soapenv:Header",L"");
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContent(xml,L"soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token",L"123");

    // Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
    xmlBody = CkXmlW_FindChild(xml,L"*:Body");
    if (CkXmlW_getLastMethodSuccess(xml) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"Body child not found.\n");
        CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
        return;
    }

    // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv:Body"
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkXmlW_tag(xmlBody));

    // Get the namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv"
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkXmlW_tagNsPrefix(xmlBody));

    // Get the unprefixed tag:
    // Output is "Body"
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkXmlW_tagUnprefixed(xmlBody));

    // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
    isBodyTag = CkXmlW_TagUnpEquals(xmlBody,L"Body");
    wprintf(L"isBodyTag = %d\n",isBodyTag);

    // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
    isSoapenv = CkXmlW_TagNsEquals(xmlBody,L"soapenv");
    wprintf(L"isSoapenv = %d\n",isSoapenv);

    // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
    CkXmlW_putTagNsPrefix(xmlBody,L"se");
    // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkXmlW_tag(xmlBody));

    // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
    CkXmlW_putTagUnprefixed(xmlBody,L"Bodie");
    // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkXmlW_tag(xmlBody));

    CkXmlW_Dispose(xmlBody);


    CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);

    }