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PHP ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Handle QR Code Errors

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Demonstrates what happens when a request is refused. QrCode returns false and the response holds errors[0] with three members: a code that does not change between versions, the path of the request member at fault (a JSON Pointer such as /encoding/qr/version), and a message. Requests are checked strictly, so a misspelled option is an error rather than being silently ignored. LastErrorText has the same information in more detail.

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$fmt = new COM("Chilkat.Formats");
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonOut = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");

//  1. A misspelled option: "moduleSise" for "moduleSize".
$json->UpdateString('payload.text','https://www.chilkatsoft.com/');
$json->UpdateInt('render.moduleSise',8);
$success = $fmt->QrCode('generate',$json,$jsonOut);
if ($success == 0) {
    print 'code: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].code') . "\n";
    print 'path: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].path') . "\n";
    print 'message: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].message') . "\n";
}

//  2. A value out of range: QR versions are 1 to 40.
$json->Clear();
$json->UpdateString('payload.text','https://www.chilkatsoft.com/');
$json->UpdateInt('encoding.qr.version',41);
$success = $fmt->QrCode('generate',$json,$jsonOut);
if ($success == 0) {
    print 'code: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].code') . "\n";
    print 'path: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].path') . "\n";
    print 'message: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].message') . "\n";
}

//  3. Too much data: this text does not fit a version 1 symbol.
$json->Clear();
$json->UpdateString('payload.text','https://www.chilkatsoft.com/barcode_overview.asp');
$json->UpdateInt('encoding.qr.version',1);
$success = $fmt->QrCode('generate',$json,$jsonOut);
if ($success == 0) {
    print 'code: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].code') . "\n";
    print 'path: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].path') . "\n";
    print 'message: ' . $jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].message') . "\n";
}

//  A program can act on the code.
if ($jsonOut->stringOf('errors[0].code') == 'capacityExceeded') {
    print 'The text is too long for the symbol size allowed.' . "\n";
}

//  Sample output:

//  code: unknownOption
//  path: /render/moduleSise
//  message: unknown option
//  code: outOfRange
//  path: /encoding/qr/version
//  message: the value is out of range
//  code: capacityExceeded
//  path: /payload
//  message: the payload does not fit the requested QR version at the requested error-correction level
//  The text is too long for the symbol size allowed.

?>