From 15c5b0eb92d9c0f3b4af4cf2f13d50bd2a71c420 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joey <64198203+Joey4@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:43:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Date and time placeholders in addTextStamp are not working
 (#5446)

# Description of Changes

The processedStampText variable should be used as parameter when
splitting text into lines. This never happened so date and time
placeholder were never used.

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 .../software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/StampController.java      | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/StampController.java b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/StampController.java
index bba892abe..3df1eff9e 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/StampController.java
+++ b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/StampController.java
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class StampController {
 
         // Split the stampText into multiple lines
         String[] lines =
-                RegexPatternUtils.getInstance().getEscapedNewlinePattern().split(stampText);
+                RegexPatternUtils.getInstance().getEscapedNewlinePattern().split(processedStampText);
 
         // Calculate dynamic line height based on font ascent and descent
         float ascent = font.getFontDescriptor().getAscent();