Get the JWS Payload as a String

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Demonstrates Jws.GetPayload, which returns the payload of a loaded JWS as text, decoded using the given charset.

Background. In practice, validate the signature before trusting the payload. Getting the payload retrieves the signed content.

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bool success = false;

Chilkat.Jws jws = new Chilkat.Jws();

//  Load the JWS compact serialization.
string jwsCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>";
success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Return the JWS payload as text, decoded using the given charset.
string payload = jws.GetPayload("utf-8");
if (jws.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(payload);