@@ -67,20 +67,23 @@ use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
6767
6868// Fill form with data array
6969$pdf = new Pdf('/full/path/to/form.pdf');
70- $pdf->fillForm([
70+ $result = $ pdf->fillForm([
7171 'name'=>'ÄÜÖ äüö мирано čárka',
7272 'nested.name' => 'valX',
7373 ])
7474 ->needAppearances()
7575 ->saveAs('filled.pdf');
7676
77+ // Always check for errors
78+ if ($result === false) {
79+ $error = $pdf->getError();
80+ }
81+
7782// Fill form from FDF
7883$pdf = new Pdf('form.pdf');
79- $pdf->fillForm('data.xfdf')
84+ $result = $ pdf->fillForm('data.xfdf')
8085 ->saveAs('filled.pdf');
81-
82- // Check for errors
83- if (!$pdf->saveAs('my.pdf')) {
86+ if ($result === false) {
8487 $error = $pdf->getError();
8588}
8689```
@@ -114,22 +117,28 @@ use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
114117
115118// Extract pages 1-5 and 7,4,9 into a new file
116119$pdf = new Pdf('/path/to/my.pdf');
117- $pdf->cat(1, 5)
120+ $result = $ pdf->cat(1, 5)
118121 ->cat([7, 4, 9])
119122 ->saveAs('/path/to/new.pdf');
123+ if ($result === false) {
124+ $error = $pdf->getError();
125+ }
120126
121127// Combine pages from several files, demonstrating several ways how to add files
122128$pdf = new Pdf([
123129 'A' => '/path/file1.pdf', // A is alias for file1.pdf
124130 'B' => ['/path/file2.pdf','pass**word'], // B is alias for file2.pdf
125131]);
126132$pdf->addFile('/path/file3.pdf','C','**secret**pw'); // C is alias file3.pdf
127- $pdf->cat(1, 5, 'A') // pages 1-5 from A
133+ $result = $ pdf->cat(1, 5, 'A') // pages 1-5 from A
128134 ->cat(3, null, 'B') // page 3 from B
129135 ->cat(7, 'end', 'B', null, 'east') // pages 7-end from B, rotated East
130136 ->cat('end',3,'A','even') // even pages 3-end in reverse order from A
131137 ->cat([2,3,7], 'C') // pages 2,3 and 7 from C
132138 ->saveAs('/path/new.pdf');
139+ if ($result === false) {
140+ $error = $pdf->getError();
141+ }
133142```
134143
135144#### Shuffle
@@ -146,9 +155,12 @@ $pdf = new Pdf([
146155]);
147156
148157// new.pdf will have pages A1, B3, A2, B4, A3, B5, ...
149- $pdf->shuffle(1, 5, 'A') // pages 1-5 from A
158+ $result = $ pdf->shuffle(1, 5, 'A') // pages 1-5 from A
150159 ->shuffle(3, 8, 'B') // pages 3-8 from B
151160 ->saveAs('/path/new.pdf');
161+ if ($result === false) {
162+ $error = $pdf->getError();
163+ }
152164```
153165
154166#### Burst
@@ -159,7 +171,10 @@ Split a PDF file into one file per page.
159171use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
160172
161173$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
162- $pdf->burst('/path/page_%d.pdf'); // Supply a printf() pattern
174+ $result = $pdf->burst('/path/page_%d.pdf'); // Supply a printf() pattern
175+ if ($result === false) {
176+ $error = $pdf->getError();
177+ }
163178```
164179
165180#### Add background PDF
@@ -171,13 +186,19 @@ use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
171186
172187// Set background from another PDF (first page repeated)
173188$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
174- $pdf->background('/path/back.pdf')
189+ $result = $ pdf->background('/path/back.pdf')
175190 ->saveAs('/path/watermarked.pdf');
191+ if ($result === false) {
192+ $error = $pdf->getError();
193+ }
176194
177195// Set background from another PDF (one page each)
178196$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
179- $pdf->multiBackground('/path/back_pages.pdf')
197+ $result = $ pdf->multiBackground('/path/back_pages.pdf')
180198 ->saveAs('/path/watermarked.pdf');
199+ if ($result === false) {
200+ $error = $pdf->getError();
201+ }
181202```
182203
183204#### Add overlay PDF
@@ -189,13 +210,19 @@ use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
189210
190211// Stamp with another PDF (first page repeated)
191212$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
192- $pdf->stamp('/path/overlay.pdf')
213+ $result = $ pdf->stamp('/path/overlay.pdf')
193214 ->saveAs('/path/stamped.pdf');
215+ if ($result === false) {
216+ $error = $pdf->getError();
217+ }
194218
195219// Stamp with another PDF (one page each)
196220$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
197- $pdf->multiStamp('/path/overlay_pages.pdf')
221+ $result = $ pdf->multiStamp('/path/overlay_pages.pdf')
198222 ->saveAs('/path/stamped.pdf');
223+ if ($result === false) {
224+ $error = $pdf->getError();
225+ }
199226```
200227
201228#### Unpack Files
@@ -206,7 +233,10 @@ Copy file attachments from a PDF to the given directory.
206233use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
207234
208235$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
209- $pdf->unpackFiles('/path/to/dir');
236+ $result = $pdf->unpackFiles('/path/to/dir');
237+ if ($result === false) {
238+ $error = $pdf->getError();
239+ }
210240```
211241
212242#### Generate FDF
@@ -218,7 +248,10 @@ use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
218248
219249// Create FDF from PDF
220250$pdf = new Pdf('/path/form.pdf');
221- $pdf->generateFdfFile('/path/data.fdf');
251+ $result = $pdf->generateFdfFile('/path/data.fdf');
252+ if ($result === false) {
253+ $error = $pdf->getError();
254+ }
222255```
223256
224257#### Get PDF data
@@ -231,10 +264,16 @@ use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
231264// Get data
232265$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
233266$data = $pdf->getData();
267+ if ($data === false) {
268+ $error = $pdf->getError();
269+ }
234270
235271// Get form data fields
236272$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
237273$data = $pdf->getDataFields();
274+ if ($data === false) {
275+ $error = $pdf->getError();
276+ }
238277
239278// Get data as string
240279echo $data;
@@ -262,9 +301,12 @@ $pdf->cat(1, 5)
262301
263302// We now use the above PDF as source file for a new PDF
264303$pdf2 = new Pdf($pdf);
265- $pdf2->fillForm(['name' => 'ÄÜÖ äüö мирано čárka'])
304+ $result = $ pdf2->fillForm(['name' => 'ÄÜÖ äüö мирано čárka'])
266305 ->needAppearances()
267306 ->saveAs('/path/filled.pdf');
307+ if ($result === false) {
308+ $error = $pdf->getError();
309+ }
268310```
269311
270312### Options
@@ -276,7 +318,7 @@ use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
276318
277319$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
278320
279- $pdf->allow('AllFeatures') // Change permissions
321+ $result = $ pdf->allow('AllFeatures') // Change permissions
280322 ->flatten() // Merge form data into document (doesn't work well with UTF-8!)
281323 ->compress($value) // Compress/Uncompress
282324 ->keepId('first') // Keep first/last Id of combined files
@@ -287,18 +329,27 @@ $pdf->allow('AllFeatures') // Change permissions
287329 ->setUserPassword($pw) // Set user password
288330 ->passwordEncryption(128) // Set password encryption strength
289331 ->saveAs('new.pdf');
332+ if ($result === false) {
333+ $error = $pdf->getError();
334+ }
290335
291336// Example: Fill PDF form and merge form data into PDF
292337// Fill form with data array
293- $pdf = new Pdf('/path/form.pdf');
338+ $result = $ pdf = new Pdf('/path/form.pdf');
294339$pdf->fillForm(['name' => 'My Name'])
295340 ->flatten()
296341 ->saveAs('/path/filled.pdf');
342+ if ($result === false) {
343+ $error = $pdf->getError();
344+ }
297345
298346// Example: Remove password from a PDF
299347$pdf = new Pdf;
300- $pdf->addFile('/path/my.pdf', null, 'some**password')
348+ $result = $ pdf->addFile('/path/my.pdf', null, 'some**password')
301349 ->saveAs('/path/new.pdf');
350+ if ($result === false) {
351+ $error = $pdf->getError();
352+ }
302353```
303354
304355### Shell Command
@@ -327,8 +378,11 @@ file but only need the binary PDF content:
327378use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;
328379
329380$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
330- $pdf->fillForm(['name' => 'My Name'])
381+ $result = $ pdf->fillForm(['name' => 'My Name'])
331382 ->execute();
383+ if ($result === false) {
384+ $error = $pdf->getError();
385+ }
332386$content = file_get_contents( (string) $pdf->getTmpFile() );
333387```
334388
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