C++ Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Create a Wi-Fi QR Code

Demonstrates a QR code that joins a phone to a Wi-Fi network when scanned. A QR code only holds text. Phones recognize text of the form WIFI:T:;S:;P:;; and offer to join the network. T is WPA (also used for WPA2 and WPA3), WEP, or nopass for an open network, and H:true can be added for a hidden network. In the name and the password, the characters backslash, semicolon, comma, colon and double quote must each be preceded by a backslash.

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#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkFormats.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.

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("payload.text","WIFI:T:WPA;S:Chilkat Guest;P:correct-horse-battery-staple;;");

    //  Level Q, so that the code still scans when it is printed small or gets worn.
    json.UpdateString("encoding.qr.errorCorrection","Q");
    json.UpdateInt("render.moduleSize",8);

    //  Say which network it is under the code.
    json.UpdateBool("render.text.enabled",true);
    json.UpdateString("render.text.value","Wi-Fi: Chilkat Guest");
    json.UpdateInt("render.text.scale",2);

    json.UpdateString("output.path","qa_output/qr_wifi.png");
    json.UpdateBool("output.overwrite",true);
    json.UpdateString("output.return","none");

    CkFormats fmt;
    CkJsonObject jsonOut;
    success = fmt.QrCode("generate",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << fmt.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "file: " << jsonOut.stringOf("outputs[0].path") << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "QR version: " << jsonOut.IntOf("symbols[0].selectedEncoding.version") << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "image: " << jsonOut.IntOf("outputs[0].width") << " x " << jsonOut.IntOf("outputs[0].height") << " pixels" << "\r\n";

    //  The image written to qa_output/qr_wifi.png:

    //  

    //  Sample output:

    //  file: qa_output/qr_wifi.png
    //  QR version: 5
    //  image: 360 x 374 pixels
    }