ReadBarcode(RasterImage,LogicalRectangle,BarcodeSymbology) Method

Visual Basic
C#
WinRT C#
Objective-C
Java
WinRT JavaScript
C++

public BarcodeData ReadBarcode( 
   RasterImage image,
   LogicalRectangle searchBounds,
   BarcodeSymbology symbology
)

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function ReadBarcode( _
   ByVal image As RasterImage, _
   ByVal searchBounds As LogicalRectangle, _
   ByVal symbology As BarcodeSymbology _
) As BarcodeData

'Usage
 
Dim instance As BarcodeReader
Dim image As RasterImage
Dim searchBounds As LogicalRectangle
Dim symbology As BarcodeSymbology
Dim value As BarcodeData
 
value = instance.ReadBarcode(image, searchBounds, symbology)

public BarcodeData ReadBarcode( 
   RasterImage image,
   LogicalRectangle searchBounds,
   BarcodeSymbology symbology
)

ObjectiveC Syntax

 function Leadtools.Barcode.BarcodeReader.ReadBarcode(RasterImage,LogicalRectangle,BarcodeSymbology)( 
   image ,
   searchBounds ,
   symbology 
)

public:
BarcodeData^ ReadBarcode( 
   RasterImage^ image,
   LogicalRectangle searchBounds,
   BarcodeSymbology symbology
)

Parameters

image: A Leadtools.RasterImage object that contains the image data. Must not be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).
searchBounds: A Leadtools.Forms.LogicalRectangle that specifies the region of interest area in the image where the barcode search and detection is performed. You can specify LogicalRectangle.Empty to indicate that the search must be performed on the whole image.
symbology: A BarcodeSymbology enumeration member that specifies the barcode symbology (type) to search for. You can pass BarcodeSymbology.Unknown to search for all available symbologies in this BarcodeReader.

Return Value

An instance of BarcodeData or one of its derived classes that contains the symbology, data, location and any rotation angle of the barcode found. If no barcodes can be found, then this method will return null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Use these methods if you want to read a single barcode from the image, for example, a QR symbol by specifying BarcodeSymbology.QR or if you want to read any barcode found regardless of its type by using BarcodeSymbology.Unknown.

For more information on barcode reading, refer to BarcodeReader.

This method will use the default read options set in this BarcodeReader that correspond to symbology. If the value of this parameter is BarcodeSymbology.Unknown, then all the default read options might be used.

LEADTOOLS barcode read engine is optimized for speed and can search for multiple similar symbologies at the same time. This method simply returns the first barcode that is detected correctly using the symbology and current options.

The ReadSymbology event will occur before and after attempting to read any symbology. The read options being used whether the default or specified will be set in the BarcodeReadSymbologyEventArgs.Options property of the event data.

The BarcodeReader provides the following barcode read methods:

Method	Description
ReadBarcode(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, BarcodeSymbology symbology) and ReadBarcode(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, BarcodeSymbology symbology, BarcodeReadOptions options)	Read one barcode from an image with specified symbology and default or specific options. Use these methods if you want to read a single barcode from the image, for example, a QR symbol by specifying BarcodeSymbology.QR or if you want to read any barcode found regardless of its type by using BarcodeSymbology.Unknown.
ReadBarcode(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies) and ReadBarcode(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies, BarcodeReadOptions[] options)	Read one barcode from an image with a symbology from a specified group and default or specific options. Use these methods if you want to read a single barcode from a known group. For example, to read a barcode that can be of any UPC type, pass an array of BarcodeSymbology.UPCA and BarcodeSymbology.UPCE.
ReadBarcodes(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, int maximumBarcodes, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies) and ReadBarcodes(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, int maximumBarcodes, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies, BarcodeReadOptions[] options)	Read multiple barcodes from an image with symbologies from a specified group and and default or specific options. Use these methods if you want to read multiple barcodes of the same or multiple symbologies.

Visual Basic
C#
WinRT C#
WinRT JavaScript
Silverlight C#
Silverlight VB

Copy Code

Public Sub BarcodeReader_ReadBarcodeExample1()
      Dim imageFileName As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Barcode2.tif")

      ' Create a Barcode engine
      Dim engine As New BarcodeEngine()

      ' Get the Barcode reader instance
      Dim reader As BarcodeReader = engine.Reader

      ' Load the image
      Using codecs As New RasterCodecs()
         Using image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(imageFileName, 0, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, 1)
            ' Read the QR barcode from this image
            Dim barcode As BarcodeData = reader.ReadBarcode(image, LogicalRectangle.Empty, BarcodeSymbology.QR)

            ' Show its location and data if found
            If Not IsNothing(barcode) Then
               Console.WriteLine("Found at {0}, data:\n{1}", barcode.Bounds, barcode.Value)
            Else
               Console.WriteLine("Not found")
            End If
         End Using
      End Using
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

public void BarcodeReader_ReadBarcodeExample1()
   {
      string imageFileName = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Barcode2.tif");

      // Create a Barcode engine
      BarcodeEngine engine = new BarcodeEngine();

      // Get the Barcode reader instance
      BarcodeReader reader = engine.Reader;

      // Load the image
      using(RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs())
      {
         using(RasterImage image = codecs.Load(imageFileName, 0, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, 1))
         {
            // Read the QR barcode from this image
            BarcodeData barcode = reader.ReadBarcode(image, LogicalRectangle.Empty, BarcodeSymbology.QR);

            // Show its location and data if found
            if(barcode != null)
            {
               Console.WriteLine("Found at {0}, data:\n{1}", barcode.Bounds, barcode.Value);
            }
            else
            {
               Console.WriteLine("Not found");
            }
         }
      }
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}

public void BarcodeReader_ReadBarcodeExample1(RasterImage image)
{
   // Create a Barcode engine
   BarcodeEngine engine = new BarcodeEngine();
   // Get the Barcode reader instance
   BarcodeReader reader = engine.Reader;

   // Load the image
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();

   // Read the QR barcode from this image
   BarcodeData barcode = reader.ReadBarcode(image, LogicalRectangle.Empty, BarcodeSymbology.QR);

   // Show its location and data if found
   if(barcode != null)
   {
      Console.WriteLine("Found at {0}, data:\n{1}", barcode.Bounds, barcode.Value);
   }
   else
   {
      Console.WriteLine("Not found");
   }
}

Public Sub BarcodeReader_ReadBarcodeExample1(ByVal image As RasterImage)
   ' Create a Barcode engine
   Dim engine As BarcodeEngine = New BarcodeEngine()
   ' Get the Barcode reader instance
   Dim reader As BarcodeReader = engine.Reader

   ' Load the image
   Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = New RasterCodecs()

   ' Read the QR barcode from this image
   Dim barcode As BarcodeData = reader.ReadBarcode(image, LogicalRectangle.Empty, BarcodeSymbology.QR)

   ' Show its location and data if found
   If Not barcode Is Nothing Then
      Console.WriteLine("Found at {0}, data:" & Constants.vbLf & "{1}", barcode.Bounds, barcode.Value)
   Else
      Console.WriteLine("Not found")
   End If
End Sub

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

BarcodeReader Class
BarcodeReader Members
Overload List
ReadBarcode(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, BarcodeSymbology symbology, BarcodeReadOptions options)
ReadBarcode(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies)
ReadBarcode(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies, BarcodeReadOptions[] options)
ReadBarcodes(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, int maximumBarcodes, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies)
ReadBarcodes(RasterImage image, LogicalRectangle searchBounds, int maximumBarcodes, BarcodeSymbology[] symbologies, BarcodeReadOptions[] options)
Programming with LEADTOOLS Barcode
Supported Barcode Symbologies
Unlocking Barcode Support
Reading Barcodes Tutorial