checkVatBinding / checkVat

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    xml := chilkat.NewXml()
    xml.SetTag("soapenv:Envelope")
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns","urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types")
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:impl","urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header","")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|checkVat|countryCode","string")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|checkVat|vatNumber","string")

    // In a SOAP HTTP request, including the XML declaration (<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>) in the XML body is generally not required. 
    xml.SetEmitXmlDecl(false)
    soapRequestBody := xml.GetXml()

    endpoint := "http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/services/checkVatService"
    soapAction := ""
    //  For SOAP requests, the standard Content-Type is usually set to "text/xml" or "application/soap+xml"
    contentType := "text/xml"

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    http.ClearHeaders()
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type",contentType)
    http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction",soapAction)

    resp := http.PostXml(endpoint,*soapRequestBody,"utf-8")
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        fmt.Println("Failed to send SOAP request.")
        xml.DisposeXml()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        return
    }

    // Get the XML response body.
    responseXml := chilkat.NewXml()
    resp.GetBodyXml(responseXml)

    statusCode := resp.StatusCode()
    fmt.Println("response status code: ", statusCode)

    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    // If the status code does not indicate succcess, then show the response XML,
    // which probably contains error information.
    if statusCode != 200 {
        fmt.Println(*responseXml.GetXml())
        xml.DisposeXml()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        responseXml.DisposeXml()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(*responseXml.GetXml())

    // Parse the successful SOAP response XML.

    // This is a sample of the response XML, but the namespace prefixes will be different.
    // We can parse the result using "*" for the namespace prefixes (see below).

    Envelope_xmlns := responseXml.GetAttrValue("xmlns")
    countryCode := responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|countryCode")
    vatNumber := responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|vatNumber")
    requestDate := responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|requestDate")
    valid := responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|valid")
    name := responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|name")
    address := responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|address")

    xml.DisposeXml()
    http.DisposeHttp()
    responseXml.DisposeXml()

Request XML

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types" xmlns:impl="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat">
    <soapenv:Header/>
    <soapenv:Body>
        <checkVat>
            <countryCode>string</countryCode>
            <vatNumber>string</vatNumber>
        </checkVat>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response XML

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types" xmlns:impl="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat">
    <soapenv:Header/>
    <soapenv:Body>
        <checkVatResponse>
            <countryCode>string</countryCode>
            <vatNumber>string</vatNumber>
            <requestDate>date</requestDate>
            <valid>true</valid>
            <name>string</name>
            <address>string</address>
        </checkVatResponse>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>