Swift Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+
>, says so with placeholderSyntax, written around the word "name".
Swift
PDF Placeholders with Other Delimiters: [[name]]
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Demonstrates the "placeholderSyntax" option. Placeholders are {{name}} by default; a template written with other delimiters, such as [[name]] or <Chilkat Swift Downloads
func chilkatTest() {
var success: Bool = 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
let pdf = CkoPdf()!
success = pdf.loadFile(filePath: "qa_data/pdf/letter_template.pdf")
if success == false {
print("\(pdf.lastErrorText!)")
return
}
// The letter reads: "Dear [[name]]," ... "expires on [[expiry]]" ... "[[amount]] per year" ... "[[agent]]".
let json = CkoJsonObject()!
json.updateString(jsonPath: "placeholderSyntax", value: "[[name]]")
json.updateString(jsonPath: "placeholders.date", value: "October 18, 2026")
json.updateString(jsonPath: "placeholders.name", value: "Ms. Rivera")
json.updateString(jsonPath: "placeholders.expiry", value: "December 31, 2026")
json.updateString(jsonPath: "placeholders.amount", value: "$299.00")
json.updateString(jsonPath: "placeholders.agent", value: "Dana Whitfield, Account Manager")
let jsonOut = CkoJsonObject()!
success = pdf.textReplace(op: "apply", jsonIn: json, jsonOut: jsonOut)
if success == false {
print("Not applied: \(jsonOut.emit()!)")
if success == false {
print("\(pdf.lastErrorText!)")
return
}
}
var i: Int = 0
var count_i: Int = jsonOut.size(ofArray: "replacements").intValue
while i < count_i {
jsonOut.i = i
print("[[\(jsonOut.string(of: "replacements[i].field")!)]] replaced")
i = i + 1
}
success = pdf.writeFile(path: "qa_output/letter_rivera.pdf")
if success == false {
print("\(pdf.lastErrorText!)")
return
}
// Sample output:
// [[date]] replaced
// [[name]] replaced
// [[expiry]] replaced
// [[amount]] replaced
// [[agent]] replaced
}