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Unicode C++ Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Validate a QR Code Request

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Demonstrates the validate operation, which examines a request without producing anything. The scope says how far to look: definition checks the options, capacity also checks that the data fits a QR symbol, and layout also checks the rendered size against the limits. The response has a validationStatus of valid or invalid, a list of checks, and findings[] describing what is wrong. A request that cannot be understood at all, such as one with a misspelled option, still makes the call fail in the usual way.

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#include <CkFormatsW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkFormatsW fmt;
    CkJsonObjectW jsonOut;
    int i;
    int n;

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"target",L"symbol");
    json.UpdateString(L"validation.scope",L"capacity");
    json.UpdateString(L"payload.text",L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/barcode_overview.asp");

    success = fmt.QrCode(L"validate",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fmt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"status: %s\n",jsonOut.stringOf(L"validationStatus"));
    n = jsonOut.SizeOfArray(L"checks");
    for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {
        jsonOut.put_I(i);
        wprintf(L"  %s: %s\n",jsonOut.stringOf(L"checks[i].name"),jsonOut.stringOf(L"checks[i].status"));
    }

    //  The same text does not fit version 2 at error-correction level H.
    json.UpdateInt(L"encoding.qr.maxVersion",2);
    json.UpdateString(L"encoding.qr.errorCorrection",L"H");

    success = fmt.QrCode(L"validate",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fmt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"status: %s\n",jsonOut.stringOf(L"validationStatus"));
    n = jsonOut.SizeOfArray(L"checks");
    for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {
        jsonOut.put_I(i);
        wprintf(L"  %s: %s\n",jsonOut.stringOf(L"checks[i].name"),jsonOut.stringOf(L"checks[i].status"));
    }

    n = jsonOut.SizeOfArray(L"findings");
    for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {
        jsonOut.put_I(i);
        wprintf(L"finding: %s at %s\n",jsonOut.stringOf(L"findings[i].code"),jsonOut.stringOf(L"findings[i].path"));
        wprintf(L"  %s\n",jsonOut.stringOf(L"findings[i].message"));
    }

    //  Sample output:

    //  status: valid
    //    definition: passed
    //    capacity: passed
    //    layout: notApplicable
    //  status: invalid
    //    definition: passed
    //    capacity: failed
    //    layout: notApplicable
    //  finding: capacityExceeded at /payload
    //    the payload does not fit any admitted QR version at the selected error-correction level
    }