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Read Barcode

using IronBarCode;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;

// Reading a barcode is easy with IronBarcode.
// Read from a File, Bitmap, Image, or Stream:

var resultFromFile = BarcodeReader.Read(@"file/barcode.png"); // From a file

var resultFromBitMap = BarcodeReader.Read(new Bitmap("barcode.bmp")); // From a bitmap

var resultFromAnyBitmap = BarcodeReader.Read(new AnyBitmap("barcode.bmp")); // From an Anybitmap

var resultFromImage = BarcodeReader.Read(Image.FromFile("barcode.jpg")); // From an image

var resultFromStream = BarcodeReader.Read(myStream); // From a stream

// PDFs are more intricate and must be read using ReadPdf:
var resultFromPdf = BarcodeReader.ReadPdf(@"file/mydocument.pdf");
Imports IronBarCode
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO

' Reading a barcode is easy with IronBarcode.
' Read from a File, Bitmap, Image, or Stream:

Private resultFromFile = BarcodeReader.Read("file/barcode.png") ' From a file

Private resultFromBitMap = BarcodeReader.Read(New Bitmap("barcode.bmp")) ' From a bitmap

Private resultFromAnyBitmap = BarcodeReader.Read(New AnyBitmap("barcode.bmp")) ' From an Anybitmap

Private resultFromImage = BarcodeReader.Read(Image.FromFile("barcode.jpg")) ' From an image

Private resultFromStream = BarcodeReader.Read(myStream) ' From a stream

' PDFs are more intricate and must be read using ReadPdf:
Private resultFromPdf = BarcodeReader.ReadPdf("file/mydocument.pdf")
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