checkVatBinding / checkVat

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.put_Tag("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.put_EmitXmlDecl(false);
    String soapRequestBody = xml.getXml();

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

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

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostXml(endpoint,soapRequestBody,"utf-8");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        System.out.println("Failed to send SOAP request.");
        return;
        }

    // Get the XML response body.
    CkXml responseXml = new CkXml();
    resp.GetBodyXml(responseXml);

    int statusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("response status code: " + statusCode);

    // If the status code does not indicate succcess, then show the response XML,
    // which probably contains error information.
    if (statusCode != 200) {
        System.out.println(responseXml.getXml());
        return;
        }

    System.out.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).

    String Envelope_xmlns = responseXml.getAttrValue("xmlns");
    String countryCode = responseXml.getChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|countryCode");
    String vatNumber = responseXml.getChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|vatNumber");
    String requestDate = responseXml.getChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|requestDate");
    String valid = responseXml.getChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|valid");
    String name = responseXml.getChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|name");
    String address = responseXml.getChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|address");
  }
}

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>