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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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Node.js
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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var jwe = new chilkat.Jwe();

    //  Load the JWE.
    var jweCompact = "eyJhbGciOiJBMjU2S1ciLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIn0.<...>.<iv>.<ciphertext>.<tag>";
    success = jwe.LoadJwe(jweCompact);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(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.
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jwe.GetHeader(json);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jwe.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

}

chilkatExample();