Get the Entire Loaded JWE Structure

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Demonstrates Jwe.GetHeader, which copies the entire currently loaded JWE structure into a JsonObject.

Background. This is the full JWE representation, not a decoded or merged JOSE header. It can contain the protected, unprotected, and per-recipient header material.

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bool success = false;

Chilkat.Jwe jwe = new Chilkat.Jwe();

//  Load the JWE.
string jweCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJBMjU2S1ciLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIn0.<...>.<iv>.<ciphertext>.<tag>";
success = jwe.LoadJwe(jweCompact);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Copy the entire loaded JWE structure into a JsonObject.  This is the full JWE representation, not a
//  decoded or merged JOSE header.
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
success = jwe.GetHeader(json);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jwe.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

json.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());