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Eval JavaScript Returning String

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Demonstrates getting the completion value of a JavaScript that returns a string.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Js, StringBuilder, JsonObject;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
sbScript: HCkStringBuilder;
js: HCkJs;
result: HCkJsonObject;

begin
success := False;

// This example demonstrates getting the completion value of a script,
// where the last evaluated expression is a string.

// The Javascript run in this example is shown below.

// Load the JavaScript from a file.
sbScript := CkStringBuilder_Create();
success := CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sbScript,'js_eval_return_string.js','utf-8');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkStringBuilder__lastErrorText(sbScript));
    Exit;
  end;

js := CkJs_Create();
result := CkJsonObject_Create();

// Run the JavaScript
// Eval returns the completion value of the script. This is generally the value of the last evaluated expression.
// In this case, the last evaluated expression is a string.
success := CkJs_Eval(js,sbScript,result);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJs__lastErrorText(js));
    Exit;
  end;

CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(result,False);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(result));

// Output:

// {
//   "type": "string",
//   "value": "Ready for Chilkat.Js"
// }

CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbScript);
CkJs_Dispose(js);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(result);

end;