(Go) Transition from Cert.ExportPrivateKey to Cert.GetPrivateKey

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated ExportPrivateKey method calls with GetPrivateKey.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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    cert := Cert_Ref.html">chilkat.NewCert()

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The ExportPrivateKey method is deprecated:

    privatekeyObj := cert.ExportPrivateKey()
    if cert.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(cert.LastErrorText())
        cert.DisposeCert()
        return
    }

    // ...
    // ...

    privatekeyObj.DisposePrivateKey()

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Do the equivalent using GetPrivateKey.
    // Your application creates a new, empty PrivateKey_Ref.html">PrivateKey object which is passed 
    // in the last argument and filled upon success.

    privatekeyOut := PrivateKey_Ref.html">chilkat.NewPrivateKey()
    success := cert.GetPrivateKey(privatekeyOut)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(cert.LastErrorText())
        cert.DisposeCert()
        privatekeyOut.DisposePrivateKey()
        return
    }


    cert.DisposeCert()
    privatekeyOut.DisposePrivateKey()