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>, says so with placeholderSyntax, written around the word "name".
Unicode C++
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 Unicode C++ Downloads
#include <CkPdfW.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.
// The PDF used in this example is available at letter_template.pdf
CkPdfW pdf;
success = pdf.LoadFile(L"qa_data/pdf/letter_template.pdf");
if (success == false) {
wprintf(L"%s\n",pdf.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// The letter reads: "Dear [[name]]," ... "expires on [[expiry]]" ... "[[amount]] per year" ... "[[agent]]".
CkJsonObjectW json;
json.UpdateString(L"placeholderSyntax",L"[[name]]");
json.UpdateString(L"placeholders.date",L"October 18, 2026");
json.UpdateString(L"placeholders.name",L"Ms. Rivera");
json.UpdateString(L"placeholders.expiry",L"December 31, 2026");
json.UpdateString(L"placeholders.amount",L"$299.00");
json.UpdateString(L"placeholders.agent",L"Dana Whitfield, Account Manager");
CkJsonObjectW jsonOut;
success = pdf.TextReplace(L"apply",json,jsonOut);
if (success == false) {
wprintf(L"Not applied: %s\n",jsonOut.emit());
if (success == false) {
wprintf(L"%s\n",pdf.lastErrorText());
return;
}
}
int i = 0;
int count_i = jsonOut.SizeOfArray(L"replacements");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonOut.put_I(i);
wprintf(L"[[%s]] replaced\n",jsonOut.stringOf(L"replacements[i].field"));
i = i + 1;
}
success = pdf.WriteFile(L"qa_output/letter_rivera.pdf");
if (success == false) {
wprintf(L"%s\n",pdf.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Sample output:
// [[date]] replaced
// [[name]] replaced
// [[expiry]] replaced
// [[amount]] replaced
// [[agent]] replaced
}