TIEVisionBarCodeSymbol.getSymbolType

Declaration

function getSymbolType(): TIEVisionWString; safecall;

Description

Returns the barcode type. It can be one of the following strings:

Barcode type string	Description
"EAN-8"	EAN-8
"EAN-13"	EAN-13
"EAN-2"	EAN 2-digit add-on
"EAN-5"	EAN 5-digit add-on
"UPC-A"	UPC-A
"UPC-E"	UPC-E
"ISBN-10"	ISBN-10 (from EAN-13)
"ISBN-13"	ISBN-13 (from EAN-13)
"COMPOSITE"	EAN/UPC barcode combined with its add-on
"I2/5"	Interleaved 2 of 5
"DataBar"	GS1 DataBar (RSS-14)
"DataBar-Exp"	GS1 DataBar Expanded
"Codabar"	Codabar
"CODE-39"	Code 39
"CODE-93"	Code 93
"CODE-128"	Code 128
"QR-Code"	QR Code

Note: PDF417 barcodes are not supported

Example

// Show the type of the first barcode found in the image
var
  symbols: TIEVisionVectorObjRef;
  sym: TIEVisionBarCodeSymbol;
begin
  symbols := IEVisionLib.createBarCodeScanner().scan( ImageEnView1.IEBitmap.GetIEVisionImage(), IEVisionRect(0, 0, 0, 0) );
  if symbols.size() > 0 then
  begin
    sym := TIEVisionBarCodeSymbol( symbols.getObj(0) );
    ShowMessage( 'Type: ' + sym.getSymbolType().c_str() );
  end;
end;

TIEVisionBarCodeSymbol.getSymbolType