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XML Exclusive Canonicalization

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Demonstrates how to convert XML to the Exclusive XML Canonicalization form as specified in http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-exc-c14n/

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Http;
use Chilkat2\StringBuilder;
use Chilkat2\XmlDSig;

$success = false;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// The XML digital signature verification class provides utility methods for
// XML canonicalization.  This example demonstrates how to do exclusive XML canonicalization.

// This example will show many sample XML inputs and outputs.  The input XML files are available online
// as shown in this example.

$http = new Http();
$sbXml = new StringBuilder();
$canon = new XmlDSig();

// Use exclusive XML canonicalization.
$canonVersion = 'EXCL_C14N';
$withComments = false;

$div1 = '--------------- input ---------------';
$div2 = '--------------- canonicalized output ---------------';

$sbUrl = new StringBuilder();

$i = 1;
while ($i < 20) {
    $sbUrl->SetString('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/c14n/testTESTNUMBER.xml');
    $numReplaced = $sbUrl->ReplaceI('TESTNUMBER', $i);

    try {
        $http->QuickGetSb($sbUrl->GetAsString(), $sbXml);
        $success = true;
    } catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
        $success = false;
    }
    if ($success) {
        $xmlCanon = $canon->CanonicalizeXml($sbXml->GetAsString(), $canonVersion, $withComments);

        echo '---- Test ', $i, " ----\n";
        echo $div1, "\n";
        echo $sbXml->GetAsString(), "\n";
        echo $div2, "\n";
        echo $xmlCanon, "\n";
        echo " \n";
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// The output of this program is:

/*
 * ---- Test 1 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <?xml version="1.0"?>
 *
 * <?xml-stylesheet   href="doc.xsl"
 *    type="text/xsl"   ?>
 *
 * <!DOCTYPE doc SYSTEM "doc.dtd">
 *
 * <doc>Hello, world!<!-- Comment 1 --></doc>
 *
 * <?pi-without-data     ?>
 *
 * <!-- Comment 2 -->
 *
 * <!-- Comment 3 -->
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <?xml-stylesheet href="doc.xsl"
 *    type="text/xsl"   ?>
 * <doc>Hello, world!</doc>
 * <?pi-without-data?>
 *
 * ---- Test 2 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <?xml version="1.0"?>
 *
 * <?xml-stylesheet   href="doc.xsl"
 *    type="text/xsl"   ?>
 *
 * <doc>Hello, world!<fish name="goldie"   type = "goldfish"   color='gold'    /></doc>
 *
 * <?pi-without-data     ?>
 *
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <?xml-stylesheet href="doc.xsl"
 *    type="text/xsl"   ?>
 * <doc>Hello, world!<fish color="gold" name="goldie" type="goldfish"></fish></doc>
 * <?pi-without-data?>
 *
 * ---- Test 3 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 *    <clean>   </clean>
 *    <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
 *    <mixed>
 *       A
 *       <clean>   </clean>
 *       B
 *       <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
 *       C
 *    </mixed>
 * </doc>
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *    <clean>   </clean>
 *    <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
 *    <mixed>
 *       A
 *       <clean>   </clean>
 *       B
 *       <dirty>   A   B   </dirty>
 *       C
 *    </mixed>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 4 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <!DOCTYPE doc [
 * <!ATTLIST normId id ID #IMPLIED>
 * <!ATTLIST normNames attr NMTOKENS #IMPLIED>
 * ]>
 * <doc>
 *    <text>First line&#x0d;&#10;Second line</text>
 *    <value>&#x32;</value>
 *    <compute><![CDATA[value>"0" && value<"10" ?"valid":"error"]]></compute>
 *    <compute expr='value>"0" &amp;&amp; value&lt;"10" ?"valid":"error"'>valid</compute>
 *    <norm attr=' &apos;   &#x20;&#13;&#xa;&#9;   &apos; '/>
 *    <normNames attr='   A   &#x20;&#13;&#xa;&#9;   B   '/>
 *    <normId id=' &apos;   &#x20;&#13;&#xa;&#9;   &apos; '/>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *    <text>First line&#xD;
 * Second line</text>
 *    <value>2</value>
 *    <compute>value&gt;"0" &amp;&amp; value&lt;"10" ?"valid":"error"</compute>
 *    <compute expr="value>&quot;0&quot; &amp;&amp; value&lt;&quot;10&quot; ?&quot;valid&quot;:&quot;error&quot;">valid</compute>
 *    <norm attr=" '    &#xD;&#xA;&#x9;   ' "></norm>
 *    <normNames attr="A &#xD;&#xA;&#x9; B"></normNames>
 *    <normId id="' &#xD;&#xA;&#x9; '"></normId>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 5 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 *   <lizard type="gecko &amp; african" abc="&amp; test &quot;" />
 *   <snake type="poisonous rattler" />
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *   <lizard abc="&amp; test &quot;" type="gecko &amp; african"></lizard>
 *   <snake type="poisonous rattler"></snake>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 6 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <!-- A namespace node N is ignored if the nearest ancestor element of the node's parent element that is in the node-set has a namespace node in the node-set with the same local name and value as N. -->
 *     <animal xmlns="" xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/">
 *         <reptile xmlns:cc="https://www.herpetology.com/" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
 *               <lizard type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/" />
 *               <snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
 *                   <cobra bb:name="benny" />
 *               </snake>
 *           </reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *
 *     <animal>
 *         <reptile>
 *               <lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed"></lizard>
 *               <snake type="poisonous rattler">
 *                   <cobra xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" bb:name="benny"></cobra>
 *               </snake>
 *           </reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 7 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <!-- A namespace node N is ignored if the nearest ancestor element of the node's parent element that is in the node-set has a namespace node in the node-set with the same local name and value as N. -->
 *     <animal xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/">
 *         <reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
 *               <lizard xmlns="" type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:aa="https://www.animal.com/" />
 *               <snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
 *               </snake>
 *           </reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *
 *     <animal>
 *         <reptile>
 *               <lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed"></lizard>
 *               <snake type="poisonous rattler">
 *               </snake>
 *           </reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 8 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <!-- generate a space followed by xmlns="" if and only if the following conditions are met:
 *
 *     the element E that owns the axis is in the node-set
 *     The nearest ancestor element of E in the node-set has a default namespace node in the node-set (default namespace nodes always have non-empty values in XPath)
 *  -->
 *     <animal xmlns="https://www.animal.com/">
 *         <reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
 *               <lizard xmlns="" type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile222.com/" >
 *                   <myPet xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">larry</myPet>
 *               </lizard>
 *               <snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
 *               </snake>
 *           </reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *
 *     <animal xmlns="https://www.animal.com/">
 *         <reptile>
 *               <lizard xmlns="" abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed">
 *                   <myPet>larry</myPet>
 *               </lizard>
 *               <snake type="poisonous rattler">
 *               </snake>
 *           </reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 9 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <!DOCTYPE doc [<!ATTLIST e9 attr CDATA "default">]>
 * <doc>
 *    <e1   />
 *    <e2   ></e2>
 *    <e3   name = "elem3"   id="elem3"   />
 *    <e4   name="elem4"   id="elem4"   ></e4>
 *    <e5 a:attr="out" b:attr="sorted" attr2="all" attr="I'm"
 *       xmlns:b="http://www.ietf.org"
 *       xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org"
 *       xmlns="http://example.org"/>
 *    <e6 xmlns="" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org">
 *       <e7 xmlns="http://www.ietf.org">
 *          <e8 xmlns="" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org">
 *             <e9 xmlns="" xmlns:a="http://www.ietf.org"/>
 *          </e8>
 *       </e7>
 *    </e6>
 * </doc>
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *    <e1></e1>
 *    <e2></e2>
 *    <e3 id="elem3" name="elem3"></e3>
 *    <e4 id="elem4" name="elem4"></e4>
 *    <e5 xmlns="http://example.org" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org" xmlns:b="http://www.ietf.org" attr="I'm" attr2="all" b:attr="sorted" a:attr="out"></e5>
 *    <e6>
 *       <e7 xmlns="http://www.ietf.org">
 *          <e8 xmlns="">
 *             <e9 attr="default"></e9>
 *          </e8>
 *       </e7>
 *    </e6>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 10 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 *
 * <!DOCTYPE note [
 * <!ENTITY nbsp "&#xA0;">
 * <!ENTITY author "Donald Duck">
 * <!ENTITY writer "Writer: &author;.">
 * <!ENTITY copyright "Copyright: &lt; > Chilkat.">
 * <!ATTLIST OPTIONS
 *     FINISH (Metal|Polished|Matte) "Matte"
 *     ADAPTER (Included|Optional|NotApplicable) "Included"
 *     CASE (HardShell|Soft|NotApplicable) "HardShell">
 *
 * <!ATTLIST footer
 *    src    CDATA          #REQUIRED
 *    id     ID             #IMPLIED
 *    sort   CDATA          #FIXED "true"
 *    print  (yes | no) "yes"
 * >
 * <!ENTITY myEntityA "Some Entity Value A">
 * <!ENTITY myEntityB "Some Entity Value B">
 * ]>
 *
 * <note>
 * <OPTIONS/>
 * <to>Tove &#xA0; &#xE1; &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos; &quot; " ' ></to>
 * <from eTest="&amp; &#xA0; &#xE1; &lt; > &gt; &apos; ' &quot; ">Jani</from>
 * <heading myEntityTest="&myEntityA;">Reminder</heading>
 * <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
 * <footer>&writer;&nbsp;&copyright;</footer>
 * <footer print="no">&writer;&nbsp;&copyright;</footer>
 *    <someCData><![CDATA[
 *       &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos; &quot;
 *       " ' & < >
 *       This is a test.
 * ]]></someCData>
 *    <someText>
 *       &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos; &quot;
 *       " '   >
 *       This is a test.
 *    </someText>
 * </note>
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <note>
 * <OPTIONS ADAPTER="Included" CASE="HardShell" FINISH="Matte"></OPTIONS>
 * <to>Tove � � &amp; &lt; &gt; ' " " ' &gt;</to>
 * <from eTest="&amp; � � &lt; > > ' ' &quot; ">Jani</from>
 * <heading myEntityTest="Some Entity Value A">Reminder</heading>
 * <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
 * <footer print="yes" sort="true">Writer: Donald Duck.�Copyright: &lt; &gt; Chilkat.</footer>
 * <footer print="no" sort="true">Writer: Donald Duck.�Copyright: &lt; &gt; Chilkat.</footer>
 *    <someCData>
 *       &amp;amp; &amp;lt; &amp;gt; &amp;apos; &amp;quot;
 *       " ' &amp; &lt; &gt;
 *       This is a test.
 * </someCData>
 *    <someText>
 *       &amp; &lt; &gt; ' "
 *       " '   &gt;
 *       This is a test.
 *    </someText>
 * </note>
 *
 * ---- Test 11 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 *
 * <!DOCTYPE note [
 * <!ENTITY nbsp "&#xA0;">
 * <!ENTITY writer "Writer: Donald Duck.">
 * <!ENTITY copyright "Copyright: &lt; > Chilkat.">
 * <!ATTLIST OPTIONS
 *     FINISH (Metal|Polished|Matte) "Matte"
 *     ADAPTER (Included|Optional|NotApplicable) "Included"
 *     CASE (HardShell|Soft|NotApplicable) "HardShell">
 *
 * <!ATTLIST footer
 *    src    CDATA          #REQUIRED
 *    id     ID             #IMPLIED
 *    sort   CDATA          #FIXED "true"
 *    print  (yes | no) "yes"
 * >
 * <!ENTITY myEntityA "Some Entity Value A">
 * <!ENTITY myEntityB "Some Entity Value B">
 *
 * <!ENTITY c SYSTEM "http://www.xmlwriter.net/copyright.xml">
 * <!ENTITY c PUBLIC "-//W3C//TEXT copyright//EN"
 *  "http://www.w3.org/xmlspec/copyright.xml">
 *
 * <!ENTITY logo SYSTEM "http://www.xmlwriter.net/logo.gif" NDATA gif>
 * <!ENTITY logo PUBLIC  "-//W3C//GIF logo//EN" "http://www.w3.org/logo.gif" NDATA gif>
 *
 * ]>
 *
 * <note>
 * <OPTIONS/>
 * <to>Tove</to>
 * <from>Jani</from>
 * <heading myEntityTest="&myEntityA;">Reminder</heading>
 * <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
 * <footer>&writer;&nbsp;&copyright;</footer>
 * </note>
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <note>
 * <OPTIONS ADAPTER="Included" CASE="HardShell" FINISH="Matte"></OPTIONS>
 * <to>Tove</to>
 * <from>Jani</from>
 * <heading myEntityTest="Some Entity Value A">Reminder</heading>
 * <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
 * <footer print="yes" sort="true">Writer: Donald Duck.�Copyright: &lt; &gt; Chilkat.</footer>
 * </note>
 *
 * ---- Test 12 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 * <lizard  xml:space="retain" xml:lang="en">
 *     <gecko />
 *     <bearded_dragon xml:lang="en" xml:space="retain">pip</bearded_dragon>
 * </lizard>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <lizard xml:lang="en" xml:space="retain">
 *     <gecko></gecko>
 *     <bearded_dragon xml:lang="en" xml:space="retain">pip</bearded_dragon>
 * </lizard>
 *
 * ---- Test 13 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 * <lizard  xmlns="http://www.chilkatsoft.com">
 *     <gecko name="larry" />
 *     <bearded_dragon  xmlns="http://www.beardies.com" name="pip">pip</bearded_dragon>
 * </lizard>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <lizard xmlns="http://www.chilkatsoft.com">
 *     <gecko name="larry"></gecko>
 *     <bearded_dragon xmlns="http://www.beardies.com" name="pip">pip</bearded_dragon>
 * </lizard>
 *
 * ---- Test 14 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * <b xmlns:aa="https://www.test2.org">
 * <c xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * <d xmlns:aa="https://www.test2.org">
 * <e xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * </e>
 * </d>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a>
 * <b>
 * <c>
 * <d>
 * <e>
 * </e>
 * </d>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 15 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * <b xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * <c xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * <d xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * <e xmlns:aa="https://www.test1.org">
 * </e>
 * </d>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a>
 * <b>
 * <c>
 * <d>
 * <e>
 * </e>
 * </d>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 16 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a xmlns="">
 * <b xmlns="">
 * <c xmlns="https://www.chilkatsoft.com">
 * <c2 xmlns="https://www.chilkatsoft.com">
 * <d xmlns="">
 * <e xmlns="">
 * </e>
 * </d>
 * </c2>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a>
 * <b>
 * <c xmlns="https://www.chilkatsoft.com">
 * <c2>
 * <d xmlns="">
 * <e>
 * </e>
 * </d>
 * </c2>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 17 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" xmlns:zz="https://testZ.com" zz:color="blue" xmlns:yy="https://testY.com">
 * <b xmlns="">
 * <c xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago" xmlns:bb="https://www.testB.com/">
 * <bb:d xmlns:aa="https://www.testAA.com/" aa:country="USA" yy:planet="Earth">
 * </bb:d>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a xmlns:zz="https://testZ.com" zz:color="blue">
 * <b>
 * <c xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago">
 * <bb:d xmlns:aa="https://www.testAA.com/" xmlns:bb="https://www.testB.com/" xmlns:yy="https://testY.com" yy:planet="Earth" aa:country="USA">
 * </bb:d>
 * </c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 18 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago">
 * <b xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/"><!-- aa is not emitted here (using exclusive canon) -->
 * <c xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/">test</c><!-- aa is not emitted here (using exclusive canon) -->
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <a xmlns:aa="https://www.testA.com/" aa:location="Chicago">
 * <b>
 * <c>test</c>
 * </b>
 * </a>
 * </doc>
 *
 * ---- Test 19 ----
 * --------------- input ---------------
 * <doc>
 * <!-- generate a space followed by xmlns="" if and only if the following conditions are met:
 *
 *     the element E that owns the axis is in the node-set
 *     The nearest ancestor element of E in the node-set has a default namespace node in the node-set (default namespace nodes always have non-empty values in XPath)
 *  -->
 *     <animal xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">
 *         <bb:reptile xmlns="https://www.animal.com/" bb:abc="123">
 *               <lizard xmlns="" type="african fat tailed" abc="xyz" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile222.com/" >
 *                   <myPet xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/">larry</myPet>
 *               </lizard>
 *               <snake type="poisonous rattler" xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" >
 *               </snake>
 *           </bb:reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 * --------------- canonicalized output ---------------
 * <doc>
 *
 *     <animal>
 *         <bb:reptile xmlns:bb="https://www.reptile.com/" bb:abc="123">
 *               <lizard abc="xyz" type="african fat tailed">
 *                   <myPet>larry</myPet>
 *               </lizard>
 *               <snake xmlns="https://www.animal.com/" type="poisonous rattler">
 *               </snake>
 *           </bb:reptile>
 *       </animal>
 * </doc>
 *
 *
 */