Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.4.0+

Call a JavaScript Function Returning a String

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Demonstrates how to call a JavaScript function that returns a string. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oSbScript
LOCAL oJs
LOCAL oResult
LOCAL oFuncCall
LOCAL cRetval

nSuccess := 0

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

//  function greet(name) {
//      return "Hello, " + name + "!";
//  }

oSbScript := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbScript:Append('function greet(name) { return "Hello, " + name + "!"; }')

oJs := CreateObject("Chilkat.Js")

oResult := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oResult:EmitCompact := 0

//  Call Eval to add the function to the context's global object
nSuccess := oJs:Eval(oSbScript, oResult)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    //  Examine the result for an exception.
    ? oResult:Emit()

    //  Also examine the LastErrorText.
    ? oJs:LastErrorText
    oSbScript:destroy()
    oJs:destroy()
    oResult:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Call the function greet("Michael")

oFuncCall := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

//  Create JSON specifying the function name and arguments

//  {
//    "name": "greet",
//    "args": [ "Michael" ]
//  }

oFuncCall:UpdateString("name", "greet")
oFuncCall:UpdateString("args[0]", "Michael")

nSuccess := oJs:CallFunction(oFuncCall, oResult)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    //  Examine the result for an exception.
    ? oResult:Emit()

    //  Also examine the LastErrorText.
    ? oJs:LastErrorText
    oSbScript:destroy()
    oJs:destroy()
    oResult:destroy()
    oFuncCall:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? oResult:Emit()

//  Output:
//  {
//    "type": "string",
//    "value": "Hello, Michael!"
//  }

cRetval := oResult:StringOf("value")
? cRetval

//  Output:
//  Hello, Michael!

oSbScript:destroy()
oJs:destroy()
oResult:destroy()
oFuncCall:destroy()