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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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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // 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>

    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.put_Tag("soapenv:Envelope");
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/");
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:scm","http://www.springcm.com/atlas/webservices/v201308/scm/");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header","");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|scm:AccountGetCurrent|scm:token","123");

    // Go to the "Body" tag, regardless of namespace prefix.
    CkXml xmlBody = xml.FindChild("*:Body");
    if (xml.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println("Body child not found.");
        return;
        }

    // Get the full tag w/ namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv:Body"
    System.out.println(xmlBody.tag());

    // Get the namespace prefix:
    // Output is "soapenv"
    System.out.println(xmlBody.tagNsPrefix());

    // Get the unprefixed tag:
    // Output is "Body"
    System.out.println(xmlBody.tagUnprefixed());

    // Check to see if the unprefixed tag equals "Body"
    boolean isBodyTag = xmlBody.TagUnpEquals("Body");
    System.out.println("isBodyTag = " + isBodyTag);

    // Check to see if the namespace prefix equals "soapenv";
    boolean isSoapenv = xmlBody.TagNsEquals("soapenv");
    System.out.println("isSoapenv = " + isSoapenv);

    // Change just the namespace prefix of the tag
    xmlBody.put_TagNsPrefix("se");
    // The tag has changed from "soapenv:Body" to "se:Body"
    System.out.println(xmlBody.tag());

    // Change the unprefixed part of the tag.
    xmlBody.put_TagUnprefixed("Bodie");
    // The tag has changed from "se:Body" to "se:Bodie"
    System.out.println(xmlBody.tag());
  }
}