Lua Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

QR Code with Binary Data

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Demonstrates a QR code that holds arbitrary bytes rather than text. The payload type is binary and the bytes are given as base64 in payload.base64. Any byte value may be used, including zero. Keep in mind that many phone camera apps expect text, so binary payloads are for readers that you control. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

-- The bytes to encode.  Here they come from hex, but they could be loaded from a file with LoadFile.
local bd = chilkat.BinData.new()
local success = bd:append_encoded("000102030405FF00FE4368696C6B6174", "hex")
if not success then
    print(bd.last_error_text)
    return
end

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("payload.type", "binary")
json:update_string("payload.base64", bd:get_encoded("base64"))
json:update_string("output.path", "qa_output/qr_binary.png")
json:update_bool("output.overwrite", true)
json:update_string("output.return", "none")

local fmt = chilkat.Formats.new()
local jsonOut = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
success = fmt:qr_code("generate", json, jsonOut)
if not success then
    print(fmt.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("bytes given: " .. bd.num_bytes)
print("bytes encoded: " .. jsonOut:int_of("symbols[0].payloadBytes"))
print("mode: " .. jsonOut:string_of("symbols[0].selectedEncoding.mode"))
print("QR version: " .. jsonOut:int_of("symbols[0].selectedEncoding.version"))

-- The image written to qa_output/qr_binary.png:

-- 

-- Sample output:

-- bytes given: 16
-- bytes encoded: 16
-- mode: byte
-- QR version: 2