(C++) Call a JavaScript Function Passing an Object Argument

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

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#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkJs.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkJsonArray.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This is the JavaScript function we'll call:

    // function describeCar(car) {
    // 	console.log(`This is a ${car.year} ${car.make} ${car.model}.`);
    // }

    CkStringBuilder sbScript;
    sbScript.Append("function describeCar(car) { console.log(`This is a ${car.year} ${car.make} ${car.model}.`); }");

    CkJs js;

    CkJsonObject result;
    result.put_EmitCompact(false);

    // Call Eval to add the function to the context's global object
    success = js.Eval(sbScript,result);
    if (success == false) {
        // Examine the result for an exception.
        std::cout << result.emit() << "\r\n";

        // Also examine the LastErrorText.
        std::cout << js.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Call the function describeCar(car)

    CkJsonObject funcCall;
    funcCall.put_EmitCompact(false);

    // Create JSON specifying the function name and arguments
    // In this case, there is only 1 argument, and it is an object.

    // {
    //   "name": "describeCar",
    //   "args": [
    //     {
    //       "make": "Toyota",
    //       "model": "Corolla",
    //       "year": 2022
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    funcCall.UpdateString("name","describeCar");

    // Create the JSON object that is the argument.
    CkJsonObject arg;
    arg.UpdateString("make","Toyota");
    arg.UpdateString("model","Corolla");
    arg.UpdateInt("year",2022);

    // Create the arguments array.
    CkJsonArray argsArray;
    argsArray.AddObjectCopyAt(0,arg);

    // Add the "args" array to the funcCall.
    funcCall.AppendArrayCopy("args",argsArray);

    std::cout << funcCall.emit() << "\r\n";

    success = js.CallFunction(funcCall,result);
    if (success == false) {
        // Examine the result for an exception.
        std::cout << result.emit() << "\r\n";

        // Also examine the LastErrorText.
        std::cout << js.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << result.emit() << "\r\n";

    // The describeCar JavaScript function returns nothing. 
    // Therefore, the result is "undefined".

    // {
    //   "type": "undefined",
    //   "value": "undefined"
    // }

    // However, the function emitted text to the console.

    CkStringBuilder sbOut;
    js.ConsoleOutputSb(sbOut);
    std::cout << sbOut.getAsString() << "\r\n";

    // Output:
    // This is a 2022 Toyota Corolla.

    // -----------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: If the object argument is simple, this is an alternative
    // and simpler way of creating the funcCall:

    funcCall.Clear();
    funcCall.UpdateString("name","describeCar");
    funcCall.UpdateString("args[0].make","Toyota");
    funcCall.UpdateString("args[0].model","Corolla");
    funcCall.UpdateInt("args[0].year",2022);
    std::cout << funcCall.emit() << "\r\n";
    }