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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    success := false

    jws := chilkat.NewJws()

    //  Load the JWS compact serialization.
    jwsCompact := "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>"
    success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(jws.LastErrorText())
        jws.DisposeJws()
        return
    }

    //  Return the JWS payload as text, decoded using the given charset.
    payload := jws.GetPayload("utf-8")
    if jws.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(jws.LastErrorText())
        jws.DisposeJws()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(*payload)

    jws.DisposeJws()