PDF Generator API

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• What is Expression Language?

  Expression language in PDF Generator API is a specific programming language that allows writing mathematical and logical expression to manipulate the value displayed by component. Expression language can be written into the "Text" component "Raw value" under the "Formatting" view. Example expression {% 2 + {dataFieldName} + {dataFieldName2}*0.5 %}Few readers

• Supported operators

  Arithmetic Operators + (Addition) {% 2 + 3 %} >> 5 - (Subtraction) {% 7 – 4 %} >> 3 * (Multiplication) {% 2 * 3 %} >> 6 / (Division) {% 9 / 3 %} >> 3 % (Modulus) {% 10 % 3 %} >> 1 ** (Pow) {% 5 ** 2 %} >> 25 Bitwise Operators & (And) {% 5 & 3 %} >> 1 | (Or) {% 5 | 3 %} >> 7 ^ (Xor) {% 5 ^ 3 %} >> 6Few readers

• Functions

  Uppercase To display data field value in uppercase, use following expression. {% uppercase({dataFieldName}) %} Lowercase To display data field value in lowercase, use following expression. {% lowercase({dataFieldName}) %} Capitalize Uppercase the first character of each word in a string. {% capitalize({dataFieldName}) %} Sum It is possible to calculate sum of table column using following code. {% sum({line_items::amount}) %} SumproducFew readers