How to get only XML content from a SOAP response

Question

I have a sample response:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soapenv:Header/>
    <soapenv:Body>
        <trk:TrackResponse xmlns:trk="somens1">
            <common:Response xmlns:common="somens2">
                <common:ResponseStatus>
                    <common:Code>1</common:Code>
                    <common:Description>Success</common:Description>
                </common:ResponseStatus>
                <common:TransactionReference>
                    <common:CustomerContext>Sample Response</common:CustomerContext>
                </common:TransactionReference>
            </common:Response>

        </trk:TrackResponse>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

I want to remove the Envelope, Header and Body tags and use only the xml beginning from TrackResponse.

I am trying to traverse the response using jdom.

   Element body = jdom.getRootElement().getChild("Body", Namespace.getNamespace("http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"));

I actually need a jdom Document object retrieved from the jdom Element starting from TrackResponse.

Solution or better alternatives?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:23

With your body content retrieved with:

Element body = jdom.getRootElement().getChild("Body", Namespace.getNamespace("http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"));

Do:

Namespace trk = Namespace.getNamespace("somens1");
Element response = body.getChild("TrackResponse", trk);
response.detach();
Document doc = new Document(response);

This will create a new document with the trk prefixed namespace and the TrackResponse at the root. The detach() is required when moving an element from one location (parent) to another.

How to get only XML content from a SOAP response

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