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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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#include <CkJwsW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkJwsW jws;

    //  Load the JWS compact serialization.
    const wchar_t *jwsCompact = L"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgY29udGVudCB0byBzaWduLg.<signature>";
    success = jws.LoadJws(jwsCompact);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jws.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Return the JWS payload as text, decoded using the given charset.
    const wchar_t *payload = jws.getPayload(L"utf-8");
    if (jws.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jws.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",payload);
    }