LEADTOOLS supports your programming endeavors with thousands of code snippets, function examples, tutorials, and demo programs.
Demo programs showcase LEADTOOLS core features, and demonstrate some of the simple, yet powerful applications that can be produced with LEADTOOLS.
LEADTOOLS demo executables show and allow you to manipulate basic toolkit functionality through a simple user interface. Demo executables are found on the installation path in the appropriate platform subdirectory of the \BIN\ folder (for example: C:\Program Files\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS EVAL 15\Bin\API\Win32).
LEADTOOLS includes complete demo project source code for hundreds of LEADTOOLS features, (including those shown in demo executables). This enables you to see, manipulate, and copy demonstrated program functionality. Demo project source code is found on the installation path in the appropriate platform subdirectory of the \EXAMPLES\ folder (for example, C:\Program Files\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS EVAL 15\Examples\API).
Specific demo project source code references for each LEADTOOLS component and platform are listed in the Getting Started tables, located in Getting Started with Leadtools.
For many demo executables, LEADTOOLS also includes tutorials that walk through the demo features and provide guidelines and code snippets for programming variants and options. Demo tutorials are found in the relevant help file, listed in the Contents tab under "Features of...— Using...Demos."
For example, the Barcode API Demos are documented in Barcode API WebHelp-Demos.
Tutorial programs are straightforward, stepwise models that show useful solutions to practical problems. You can use these as a starting point, cut and paste code, or simply review them for highlights on how to write code for a specific feature or problem. Tutorial (model) programs are found in the relevant help file, listed in the Contents tab under "Features of...— Tutorials."
For example, a Barcode API tutorial is documented in Barcode API WebHelp-Tutorial.
The documentation for each LEADTOOLS function reference includes an Example at the bottom of each page, with additional code snippets as needed in the Comments section. Where appropriate, these are related back to the relevant Demo and Tutorial programs.
For example, the Barcode API function L_BarCodeRead, including code snippets, an example, and reference to additional demo project source code, is documented in Barcode API WebHelp-Example.
IntelliSense Code Snippets allow you to insert ready-made snippets of code into your projects. LEADTOOLS ships with many IntelliSense Code Snippets for C# and VB.NET and COM. They are automatically integrated into the Visual Studio 2005 IDE during product installation. To use LEADTOOLS IntelliSense Code Snippets, select them from the Microsoft Code Snippet Picker.
For more information on using the Microsoft Code Snippet Picker, refer to the MSDN documentation.
For a short video showing the use of the LEADTOOLS IntelliSense Code Snippets, click here.
LEADTOOLS Developer Support Forums are clearly organized, support-moderated (so that all queries include solutions), and provide code tips, copy-and-paste code snippets, and solution samples along with FAQs and troubleshooting advice. Each page includes an RSS (RSS 2.0) web feed button, enabling you to subscribe to your favorite forums and stay on top of emerging issues.
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