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Access an Inner Node of an XML Document

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Demonstrates how to navigate to a particular inner node of an XML document.

The XML sample used in this example is also available here: Sample SOAP XML Document

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

# This example navigates to the "qualificationData" node of the XML document shown below.

xml = Chilkat::CkXml.new()

success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/xml/soapDoc.xml")

# qualData is a CkXml
qualData = xml.FindChild("soap:Body|v1:createEvents|events|qualificationData")
if (xml.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print "Not found." + "\n";
    exit
end

# Iterate over the "instructions" child nodes and show the value of each.
n = qualData.NumChildrenHavingTag("instructions")
i = 0

while i < n
    qualData.put_I(i)
    strValue = qualData.getChildContent("instructions[i]|value")
    if (qualData.get_LastMethodSuccess() == true)
        # A node at the tag path existed (i.e. the "value" node existed)
        print i.to_s() + ": " + strValue + "\n";
    end

    i = i + 1
end

# <?xml version="1.0"?>
# <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:v1="http://www.mywebsite.com/v6/MyEvent">
#     <soap:Header>
#         <ROClientIDHeader soap:mustUnderstand="0" xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
#             <ID>{69CE6D9E-B75E-422F-A79C-D4918192EAD9}</ID>
#         </ROClientIDHeader>
#     </soap:Header>
#     <soap:Body>
#         <v1:createEvents xmlns:v1="http://www.mywebsite.com/v6/MyEvent">
#             <events>
#                 <coreData>
#                     <anomaly>false</anomaly>
#                     <contacts>
#                         <coordinates>Mobile</coordinates>
#                         <flags>0</flags>
#                         <label>0606060606</label>
#                         <type>MOBILE</type>
#                     </contacts>
#                     <contacts>
#                         <coordinates>Telephone</coordinates>
#                         <flags>0</flags>
#                         <label>040400404</label>
#                         <type>PHONE</type>
#                     </contacts>
#                     <contacts>
#                         <coordinates>Fax</coordinates>
#                         <flags>0</flags>
#                         <label>0505050505</label>
#                         <type>FAX</type>
#                     </contacts>
#                     <contacts>
#                         <coordinates>Email</coordinates>
#                         <flags>0</flags>
#                         <label>test@test.com</label>
#                         <type>EMAIL</type>
#                     </contacts>
#                     <creationDate>2017-03-21T09:43:04.043</creationDate>
#                     <description>Buble Tea Bar</description>
#                     <earliestDate>2017-03-25T00:00:00</earliestDate>
#                     <expirationDate>2017-04-03T00:00:00</expirationDate>
#                     <orderingCustomer>ACME INTERNATIONAL</orderingCustomer>
#                     <priority>0</priority>
#                     <referentialData xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:externalReferentialData">
#                         <customerName>ACME INTERNATIONAL</customerName>
#                         <equipmentName />
#                         <location>
#                             <address>adresseSite</address>
#                             <city>VilleSite</city>
#                             <contact>Sarah Croche</contact>
#                             <description>DescriptionSite</description>
#                             <name>Male �  bar</name>
#                             <zipCode>69007</zipCode>
#                         </location>
#                     </referentialData>
#                 </coreData>
#                 <id>INTERV00102</id>
#                 <message />
#                 <qualificationData>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>description</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>Intervention �  realiser</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>customerName</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>ACME INTERNATIONAL</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>orderingCustomer</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>ACME INTERNATIONAL</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>Description</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>Buble Tea Bar</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>Name</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>Male �  bar</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                    </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>earliestDate</id>
#                         <fillingDate>2017-03-20T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>expirationDate</id>
#                         <fillingDate>2017-03-24T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>Acompte</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>200</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>Affaire</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>AFF56</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>DelaiStandard</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>off</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>address</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                        <value>adresseSite</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                        <id>city</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>VilleSite</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>zipCode</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>69007</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>description</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>DescriptionSite</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>ID</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>ENT</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>creationDate</id>
#                         <fillingDate>2017-03-21T09:43:04.043</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>MOBILE</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>0606060606</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>PHONE</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>040400404</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>FAX</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>0505050505</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>EMAIL</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>test@test.com</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>contact</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>Sarah Croche</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>DatePrevPose</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>SoldeAPayer</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>Id</id>
#                         <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                         <value>tech1</value>
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>appointmentDate</id>
#                         <fillingDate>2017-03-22T10:00:00.607</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>schedulingDate</id>
#                         <fillingDate>2017-03-22T11:00:00.607</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>schedulingEndDate</id>
#                         <fillingDate>2017-03-22T12:00:00.607</fillingDate>
#                         <value />
#                         <valueCode />
#                     </instructions>
#                     <instructions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:reportField">
#                         <id>Tableau2</id>
#                         <rows>
#                             <id>Ligne 1</id>
#                             <cells>
#                                 <id>objet</id>
#                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                                 <value>Fenêtre</value>
#                                 <valueCode />
#                             </cells>
#                             <cells>
#                                 <id>largeur</id>
#                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                                 <value>100</value>
#                                 <valueCode />
#                             </cells>
#                             <cells>
#                                 <id>hauteur</id>
#                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                                 <value>50</value>
#                                 <valueCode />
#                             </cells>
#                         </rows>
#                         <rows>
#                             <id>Ligne 2</id>
#                             <cells>
#                                 <id>objet</id>
#                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                                 <value>Porte</value>
#                                 <valueCode />
#                             </cells>
#                             <cells>
#                                 <id>largeur</id>
#                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                                 <value>220</value>
#                                 <valueCode />
#                             </cells>
#                             <cells>
#                                 <id>hauteur</id>
#                                 <fillingDate>1899-12-30T00:00:00</fillingDate>
#                                 <value>100</value>
#                                 <valueCode />
#                             </cells>
#                         </rows>
#                     </instructions>
#                     <type>
#                         <duration>0</duration>
#                         <id>ENT</id>
#                     </type>
#                </qualificationData>
#                 <remoteStatus />
#                 <schedulingData>
#                     <agentId xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="v1:externalEntityId">
#                         <id>tech1</id>
#                     </agentId>
#                     <appointmentDate>2017-03-28T10:00:00.607</appointmentDate>
#                     <schedulingDate>2017-03-28T12:00:00.607</schedulingDate>
#                     <schedulingEndDate>2017-03-28T14:00:00.607</schedulingEndDate>
#                     <useSchedulingHour>true</useSchedulingHour>
#                 </schedulingData>
#                 <status>NEW</status>
#             </events>
#         </v1:createEvents>
#     </soap:Body>
# </soap:Envelope>