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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. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Xml
oleobject loo_XmlBody
integer li_IsBodyTag
integer li_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>

loo_Xml = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Xml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Xml")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Xml
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Xml.Tag = "soapenv:Envelope"
loo_Xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
loo_Xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:scm","http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header","")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token","123")

// Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
loo_XmlBody = loo_Xml.FindChild("*:Body")
if loo_Xml.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Body child not found."
    destroy loo_Xml
    return
end if

// Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
// Output is "soapenv:Body"
Write-Debug loo_XmlBody.Tag

// Get the namespace prefix:
// Output is "soapenv"
Write-Debug loo_XmlBody.TagNsPrefix

// Get the unprefixed tag:
// Output is "Body"
Write-Debug loo_XmlBody.TagUnprefixed

// Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
li_IsBodyTag = loo_XmlBody.TagUnpEquals("Body")
Write-Debug "isBodyTag = " + string(li_IsBodyTag)

// Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
li_IsSoapenv = loo_XmlBody.TagNsEquals("soapenv")
Write-Debug "isSoapenv = " + string(li_IsSoapenv)

// Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
loo_XmlBody.TagNsPrefix = "se"
// The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
Write-Debug loo_XmlBody.Tag

// Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
loo_XmlBody.TagUnprefixed = "Bodie"
// The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
Write-Debug loo_XmlBody.Tag

destroy loo_XmlBody


destroy loo_Xml