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Get a JWS Unprotected Header

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Demonstrates Jws.GetUnprotectedH, which copies the optional unprotected header of a signature into a JsonObject.

Background. The unprotected header is present only in JSON serialization forms that carry one. It is not covered by the signature.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Jws;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Jws jws = new Jws();

        // Load the JWS compact serialization.
        String jwsCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>";
        try {
            jws.loadJws(jwsCompact);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Copy the optional unprotected header of signature 0 into a JsonObject.  This applies to JWS in a
        // JSON serialization form that carries an unprotected header.
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        try {
            jws.getUnprotectedH(0, json);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());
    }
}