Java Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+
>, says so with placeholderSyntax, written around the word "name".
Java
PDF Placeholders with Other Delimiters: [[name]]
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Demonstrates the "placeholderSyntax" option. Placeholders are {{name}} by default; a template written with other delimiters, such as [[name]] or <Chilkat Java Downloads
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[])
{
boolean success = false;
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// The PDF used in this example is available at letter_template.pdf
CkPdf pdf = new CkPdf();
success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/letter_template.pdf");
if (success == false) {
System.out.println(pdf.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// The letter reads: "Dear [[name]]," ... "expires on [[expiry]]" ... "[[amount]] per year" ... "[[agent]]".
CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("placeholderSyntax","[[name]]");
json.UpdateString("placeholders.date","October 18, 2026");
json.UpdateString("placeholders.name","Ms. Rivera");
json.UpdateString("placeholders.expiry","December 31, 2026");
json.UpdateString("placeholders.amount","$299.00");
json.UpdateString("placeholders.agent","Dana Whitfield, Account Manager");
CkJsonObject jsonOut = new CkJsonObject();
success = pdf.TextReplace("apply",json,jsonOut);
if (success == false) {
System.out.println("Not applied: " + jsonOut.emit());
if (success == false) {
System.out.println(pdf.lastErrorText());
return;
}
}
int i = 0;
int count_i = jsonOut.SizeOfArray("replacements");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonOut.put_I(i);
System.out.println("[[" + jsonOut.stringOf("replacements[i].field") + "]] replaced");
i = i+1;
}
success = pdf.WriteFile("qa_output/letter_rivera.pdf");
if (success == false) {
System.out.println(pdf.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Sample output:
// [[date]] replaced
// [[name]] replaced
// [[expiry]] replaced
// [[amount]] replaced
// [[agent]] replaced
}
}