JSON API - replaceVariableList

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replaceVariableList

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Replaces a single variable within a list by a list of items.

Note

You are reading the JSON API documentation. For the PHP API method please go to replaceVariableList.

JSON data

{
    "variable": "string",
    "values": array,
    "options": {
        "activeSlide": boolean,
        "target": "string"
    }
}

Key	Description
variable	The name of the variable that you want to replace by a list of items.
values	The array with the values to populate the list.
activeSlide	If true, get only the active slide. Default as false.
target	slides (default) slideLayouts slideMasters

Code samples

Example #1

{
    "template": "template.pptx",
    "actions": [
        {
            "action": "replaceVariableList",
            "data": {
                "variable": "VAR_LIST",
                "values": [
                    "First item",
                    "Second item",
                    [
                        "Subitem A",
                            "Subitem B",
                            "Subitem C",
                                [
                                    "Subitem C.1",
                                    "Subitem C.2"
                                ],
                            "Subitem D"
                        ],
                    "Third item"
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}

A template can be a local file, a Base64 string, or a remote file.

Release notes

phppptx 5.0:
- new action.