PDF Placeholders with Other Delimiters: [[name]]

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var 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

    var pdf = new chilkat.Pdf();
    success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/letter_template.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pdf.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  The letter reads: "Dear [[name]]," ... "expires on [[expiry]]" ... "[[amount]] per year" ... "[[agent]]".
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("placeholderSyntax","[[name]]");
    json.UpdateString("placeholders.date","October 18, 2026");
    json.UpdateString("placeholders.name","Ms. Rivera");
    json.UpdateString("placeholders.expiry","December 31, 2026");
    json.UpdateString("placeholders.amount","$299.00");
    json.UpdateString("placeholders.agent","Dana Whitfield, Account Manager");

    var jsonOut = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = pdf.TextReplace("apply",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Not applied: " + jsonOut.Emit());
        if (success == false) {
            console.log(pdf.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

    }

    var i = 0;
    var count_i = jsonOut.SizeOfArray("replacements");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonOut.I = i;
        console.log("[[" + jsonOut.StringOf("replacements[i].field") + "]] replaced");
        i = i+1;
    }

    success = pdf.WriteFile("qa_output/letter_rivera.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pdf.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Sample output:

    //  [[date]] replaced
    //  [[name]] replaced
    //  [[expiry]] replaced
    //  [[amount]] replaced
    //  [[agent]] replaced

}

chilkatExample();